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