Test your basic knowledge |

AP Civil Liberties And Civil Rights

Subjects : civics, ap
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A criminal law that is retroactive and that has an adverse effect upon one accused oa a crime






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






9. The right to organize for political - religious - or other social purposes






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






20. 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'






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






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






23. Protection against arbitrary actions by public officials






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






25. 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.






26. 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.






27. Freedom of worship and religious practice






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






29. 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.






30. 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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another






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






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






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






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






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






46. Print slanderous statements against






47. The power inherent in state governments to protect the health - safety - morals - and welfare of the people






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






49. A legislative act that declares the guilt of an individual and metes out punishment without a judicial trial






50. Segregation that is imposed by law