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AP Civil Liberties And Civil Rights
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1. The guarantee in the sixth amendment to the constitution that a defendant in a criminal case have the assistance of an attorney
natural rights
right to counsel
due process of law
symbolic speech
2. The right to participate in the management of government and to influence public policy
civil rights
political right
procedural rights
police power
3. Laws passed by congress after the civil war to guarantee the rights of blacks
civil rights acts of 1866 - 1870 - 1871 - and 1875
reasonable doubt
immunity
symbolic speech
4. The curbing of ideas either in speech or in writing before they are expressed
civil rights act of 1960
bill of attainder
censorship
right to bear arms
5. (Written) (Oral) You cannot make false statements in public that might damage a persons reputiation unless you can prove it
religious test
libel and slander
bill of attainder
separation of church and state
6. Freedom of worship and religious practice
symbolic speech
privilege
suffrage
freedom of religion
7. The power inherent in state governments to protect the health - safety - morals - and welfare of the people
libel
equal rights
police power
racism
8. A rule that provides that otherwise admissible evidence cannot be used in a criminal trial if it was the result of illegal police conduct
free exercise clause
religious test
eminent domain
exclusionary rule
9. A requirement that one profess belief in a particular religious faith or in a supreme being as a condition to holding public office
self-incrimination
religious test
magna carta
freedom of the press
10. A requirement of the fourteenth amendment that state laws may not arbitrarily discriminate against persons
equal protection of the law
libel
censorship
privilege
11. A concept used by judges to weigh the competing interests or values in a case
symbolic speech
reverse discrimination
establishment clause
balancing doctrine
12. A law designed to further secure the right to vote for blacks and to meet problems arising from racial upheavals in the south
freedom of the press
civil rights act of 1960
freedom of association
racism
13. Nonverbal communication - such as burning a flag or wearing an armband. The Supreme Court has accorded some symbolic speech protection under the first amendment.
freedom of speech
symbolic speech
exclusionary rule
civil liberties
14. A criminal law that is retroactive and that has an adverse effect upon one accused oa a crime
reasonable doubt
de jure segregation
equal protection of the law
ex post facto law
15. Positive acts of government designed to protect persons against arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by government or individuals.
equal protection of the law
right to bear arms
equal rights
civil rights
16. Print slanderous statements against
procedural rights
freedom of assembly
libel
reasonable doubt
17. This law banned discrimination in housing - the segregation of education - transprotation - and employment - it helped African Americans gain their full votin rights.
civil rights act of 1968
bill of rights
freedom of assembly
slander
18. The right of the people to congregate for the discussion of public questions and to organize into political parties or pressure groups for the purpose of influencing public policy
de facto segregation
ex post facto law
freedom of assembly
immunity
19. The right to publish and disseminate information without prior restraint - subject to penalties for abuse of the right
balancing doctrine
separation of church and state
freedom of the press
citizen
20. A term used to describe the movement to equalize the right of men and women
establishment clause
free exercise clause
equal rights
civil rights
21. Segregation that is imposed by law
de jure segregation
civil rights acts of 1866 - 1870 - 1871 - and 1875
procedural rights
right to bear arms
22. A native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
libel and slander
de facto segregation
freedom of speech
citizen
23. Words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
bill of rights
establishment clause
slander
right to counsel
24. Protection against arbitrary deprivation of life - liberty - or property.
due process of law
sedition
equal protection of the law
petition
25. The guarantee in the second amendment of the right to keep weaponds - recognition that 'a well regulated militia is necessary to the security of a free state'
right to bear arms
freedom of speech
affirmative action
slander
26. The power inherent in all government to take over private property - provided that it is taken for a public purpose and that just compensation is awarded.
equal rights
self-incrimination
slander
eminent domain
27. A court order directing an official who has a person in custody to bring the prisoner to court and to show cause for his detention
free exercise clause
freedom of association
habeas corpus
search and seizure
28. Methods by which police officers gather evidence and make arrests
search and seizure
privilege
suffrage
eminent domain
29. A request to a public official that seeks to correct a wrong or to influence public policy
search and seizure
petition
freedom of association
free exercise clause
30. Refusal to obey a law - usually on the ground that the law is morally reprehension.
libel and slander
civil disobedience
symbolic speech
segregation
31. The right to speak without prior restraint - subject to penalties for abuse of the right
freedom of religion
freedom of speech
symbolic speech
political right
32. Those liberties usually spelled out in a bill of rights or a constitution that guarantee the protection of persons - opinions - and property frome the arditrary interference of government officials.
de jure segregation
exclusionary rule
procedural rights
civil liberties
33. Using race or sex to give preferential treatment to some people.
civil rights act of 1957
civil liberties
reverse discrimination
bill of rights
34. The first ten amendments to the united states constitution. it contains a listing of the rights a person enjoys that cannot be infringed upon by the government
bill of rights
equal rights
civil liberties
reasonable doubt
35. This act made racial - religious - and sex discrimination by employers illegal and gave the government the power to enforce all laws governing civil rights - including desegregation of schools and public places.
civil rights act of 1964
privilege
civil rights
affirmative action
36. The great charter of freedom granted in 1215 by king john of england on demand of his barons
magna carta
incorporation theory
libel and slander
freedom of the press
37. Protection against arbitrary actions by public officials
civil rights act of 1957
procedural rights
racism
equal protection of the law
38. A legislative act that declares the guilt of an individual and metes out punishment without a judicial trial
due process of law
bill of attainder
petition
freedom of association
39. A policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities
political right
affirmative action
search and seizure
freedom of religion
40. A basic principle of american government that prohibits the mingling of church and state
separation of church and state
equal protection of the law
substantive rights
libel
41. Actions that incite rebellion or discontent against duly established government
sedition
symbolic speech
segregation
natural rights
42. Testimony by a person that reveals facts that amy result in a criminal prosecution against him
freedom of religion
due process of law
incorporation theory
self-incrimination
43. The view that most of the protections of the Bill of Rights apply to state governments through the Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause.
right to bear arms
racism
incorporation theory
magna carta
44. An advantage - benefit - or opportunity granted to an individual or group to which it has no right
reverse discrimination
bad tendency rule
privilege
immunity
45. The existence of racially segregated facilities that are -however -not required by law.
bill of rights
natural rights
freedom of religion
de facto segregation
46. Constitutional guarantees essential for personal liberty. freedoms of speech - press -religion -assembly -and petition - freedom from involuntary servitude - and the right to equal protection of the law.
substantive rights
privilege
ex post facto law
de facto segregation
47. The standard for determining the guilt of a person charged with a criminal offense
separation of church and state
citizen
reasonable doubt
slander
48. A test used by the supreme court to determine the permissible bounds of free speech
freedom of religion
petition
bad tendency rule
political right
49. The First Amendment guarantee that the government will not create and support an official state church
privilege
natural rights
establishment clause
self-incrimination
50. The right to organize for political - religious - or other social purposes
free exercise clause
freedom of association
affirmative action
civil rights