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AP Civil Liberties And Civil Rights
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1. Methods by which police officers gather evidence and make arrests
search and seizure
civil liberties
bill of attainder
free exercise clause
2. A test used by the supreme court to determine the permissible bounds of free speech
freedom of the press
equal protection of the law
immunity
bad tendency rule
3. 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.
de jure segregation
double jeopardy
citizen
civil rights
4. Protection against arbitrary deprivation of life - liberty - or property.
civil rights act of 1964
due process of law
civil rights act of 1957
affirmative action
5. A criminal law that is retroactive and that has an adverse effect upon one accused oa a crime
reverse discrimination
segregation
ex post facto law
bill of attainder
6. The separation of the white and black races in public and private facilities
immunity
reasonable doubt
segregation
civil disobedience
7. 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.
eminent domain
immunity
separation of church and state
establishment clause
8. Freedom of worship and religious practice
freedom of religion
bill of rights
privilege
habeas corpus
9. The guarantee in the sixth amendment to the constitution that a defendant in a criminal case have the assistance of an attorney
ex post facto law
right to counsel
eminent domain
double jeopardy
10. The great charter of freedom granted in 1215 by king john of england on demand of his barons
freedom of speech
eminent domain
magna carta
freedom of religion
11. Print slanderous statements against
citizen
libel
civil rights
symbolic speech
12. 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'
religious test
freedom of religion
right to bear arms
self-incrimination
13. Words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
bad tendency rule
freedom of speech
magna carta
slander
14. Nonverbal communication - such as burning a flag or wearing an armband. The Supreme Court has accorded some symbolic speech protection under the first amendment.
right to counsel
symbolic speech
eminent domain
reasonable doubt
15. The power inherent in state governments to protect the health - safety - morals - and welfare of the people
ex post facto law
sedition
civil liberties
police power
16. A request to a public official that seeks to correct a wrong or to influence public policy
slander
reverse discrimination
suffrage
petition
17. 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
civil rights acts of 1866 - 1870 - 1871 - and 1875
freedom of assembly
civil liberties
immunity
18. A policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities
freedom of association
affirmative action
search and seizure
equal rights
19. A legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution
censorship
exclusionary rule
suffrage
slander
20. A requirement that one profess belief in a particular religious faith or in a supreme being as a condition to holding public office
free exercise clause
separation of church and state
civil rights act of 1968
religious test
21. 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
civil rights act of 1964
substantive rights
freedom of speech
natural rights
22. A belief that differences among people are rooted in ethnic stock
slander
racism
bill of rights
freedom of speech
23. The curbing of ideas either in speech or in writing before they are expressed
censorship
civil rights acts of 1866 - 1870 - 1871 - and 1875
incorporation theory
eminent domain
24. 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
freedom of assembly
slander
political right
separation of church and state
25. Segregation that is imposed by law
ex post facto law
double jeopardy
de jure segregation
police power
26. A requirement of the fourteenth amendment that state laws may not arbitrarily discriminate against persons
freedom of assembly
equal protection of the law
civil rights
establishment clause
27. The First Amendment guarantee that the government will not create and support an official state church
establishment clause
civil rights act of 1957
freedom of the press
balancing doctrine
28. Protection against arbitrary actions by public officials
religious test
procedural rights
self-incrimination
de facto segregation
29. The right to participate in the management of government and to influence public policy
slander
political right
right to bear arms
petition
30. The standard for determining the guilt of a person charged with a criminal offense
civil disobedience
magna carta
police power
reasonable doubt
31. Using race or sex to give preferential treatment to some people.
freedom of association
reverse discrimination
bad tendency rule
procedural rights
32. The view that most of the protections of the Bill of Rights apply to state governments through the Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause.
incorporation theory
civil rights act of 1968
sedition
equal rights
33. An advantage - benefit - or opportunity granted to an individual or group to which it has no right
freedom of religion
religious test
privilege
magna carta
34. Testimony by a person that reveals facts that amy result in a criminal prosecution against him
civil disobedience
privilege
self-incrimination
civil rights act of 1957
35. The first civil rights law passed by congress since reconstruction - designed to secure the right to vote for blacks
symbolic speech
search and seizure
civil rights act of 1957
slander
36. The right to organize for political - religious - or other social purposes
habeas corpus
freedom of association
suffrage
civil rights act of 1964
37. Actions that incite rebellion or discontent against duly established government
libel and slander
sedition
civil rights act of 1968
freedom of religion
38. The right to speak without prior restraint - subject to penalties for abuse of the right
religious test
freedom of speech
police power
habeas corpus
39. A term used to describe the movement to equalize the right of men and women
establishment clause
citizen
equal rights
police power
40. Laws passed by congress after the civil war to guarantee the rights of blacks
habeas corpus
religious test
freedom of assembly
civil rights acts of 1866 - 1870 - 1871 - and 1875
41. A basic principle of american government that prohibits the mingling of church and state
freedom of assembly
free exercise clause
reverse discrimination
separation of church and state
42. A native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
citizen
segregation
religious test
natural rights
43. The existence of racially segregated facilities that are -however -not required by law.
right to bear arms
civil rights act of 1964
civil rights act of 1960
de facto segregation
44. This law banned discrimination in housing - the segregation of education - transprotation - and employment - it helped African Americans gain their full votin rights.
separation of church and state
civil rights acts of 1866 - 1870 - 1871 - and 1875
civil rights act of 1968
incorporation theory
45. Refusal to obey a law - usually on the ground that the law is morally reprehension.
eminent domain
segregation
reverse discrimination
civil disobedience
46. A concept used by judges to weigh the competing interests or values in a case
establishment clause
bill of attainder
slander
balancing doctrine
47. (Written) (Oral) You cannot make false statements in public that might damage a persons reputiation unless you can prove it
police power
civil rights act of 1964
libel and slander
suffrage
48. 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.
symbolic speech
balancing doctrine
civil liberties
political right
49. 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
separation of church and state
procedural rights
habeas corpus
equal protection of the law
50. Positive acts of government designed to protect persons against arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by government or individuals.
libel and slander
civil rights
free exercise clause
immunity