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