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