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AP Civil Liberties And Civil Rights

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1. Testimony by a person that reveals facts that amy result in a criminal prosecution against him






2. A requirement of the fourteenth amendment that state laws may not arbitrarily discriminate against persons






3. Actions that incite rebellion or discontent against duly established government






4. A concept used by judges to weigh the competing interests or values in a case






5. Protection against arbitrary deprivation of life - liberty - or property.






6. An advantage - benefit - or opportunity granted to an individual or group to which it has no right






7. The standard for determining the guilt of a person charged with a criminal offense






8. Refusal to obey a law - usually on the ground that the law is morally reprehension.






9. An underlying assumption of the american political creed that men are endowed by their creator with certain rights that may not be abridged by government






10. Freedom of worship and religious practice






11. The guarantee in the sixth amendment to the constitution that a defendant in a criminal case have the assistance of an attorney






12. A legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution






13. 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.






14. Laws passed by congress after the civil war to guarantee the rights of blacks






15. The separation of the white and black races in public and private facilities






16. 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.






17. Methods by which police officers gather evidence and make arrests






18. The view that most of the protections of the Bill of Rights apply to state governments through the Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause.






19. The existence of racially segregated facilities that are -however -not required by law.






20. A test used by the supreme court to determine the permissible bounds of free speech






21. A basic principle of american government that prohibits the mingling of church and state






22. The right to speak without prior restraint - subject to penalties for abuse of the right






23. A term used to describe the movement to equalize the right of men and women






24. Protection against arbitrary actions by public officials






25. A rule that provides that otherwise admissible evidence cannot be used in a criminal trial if it was the result of illegal police conduct






26. The First Amendment guarantee that the government will not create and support an official state church






27. 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.






28. A request to a public official that seeks to correct a wrong or to influence public policy






29. 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'






30. The first civil rights law passed by congress since reconstruction - designed to secure the right to vote for blacks






31. 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






32. 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






33. The First Amendment guarantee that citizens may freely engage in the religious activities of their choice






34. The right to participate in the management of government and to influence public policy






35. Segregation that is imposed by law






36. The guarantee in the fifth amendment to the constitution that one may not be twice put in jepordy of life or loimb for the same offense.






37. Print slanderous statements against






38. The great charter of freedom granted in 1215 by king john of england on demand of his barons






39. A privilege granted to a person that exempts him from prosecution for any self-incriminating testimony given by him before a court - grand jury - or investigating committee






40. Nonverbal communication - such as burning a flag or wearing an armband. The Supreme Court has accorded some symbolic speech protection under the first amendment.






41. A requirement that one profess belief in a particular religious faith or in a supreme being as a condition to holding public office






42. (Written) (Oral) You cannot make false statements in public that might damage a persons reputiation unless you can prove it






43. The right to publish and disseminate information without prior restraint - subject to penalties for abuse of the right






44. 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






45. Positive acts of government designed to protect persons against arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by government or individuals.






46. 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.






47. A belief that differences among people are rooted in ethnic stock






48. A policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities






49. The curbing of ideas either in speech or in writing before they are expressed






50. Using race or sex to give preferential treatment to some people.