Civil Liberties

Question 1

What are the two main parts of the 1st amendment?

Answer 1

Freedom of expression
(Speech, press, assembly, petition government

Freedom of religion

Question 2

Freedom of press could not be regulated before?

Answer 2

Printing

Question 3

What is imminent danger?

Answer 3

Must poise and imminent and possible threat

Question 4

What is libel?

Answer 4

Statement that falsely injures another person

Libel is print

Question 5

What is slander?

Answer 5

Statement that falsely injures another person

Slander is vocal

Question 6

What is not protected by the first amendment?

Answer 6

Obscenity

Question 7

What is obscenity?

Answer 7

Depends on the person.

Question 8

What is symbolic speech?

Answer 8

An act that conveys a political message

Question 9

Freedom of religion exercises what clauses?

Answer 9

Free exercise clause and establishment clause

Question 10

What is the free exercise clause?

Answer 10

Law cannot prevent free exercise of religion, but does not allow one to violate another law because of beliefs

Question 11

What is the establishment clause?

Answer 11

Cannot set laws that favor a religion.

Question 12

What is the wall of separation?

Answer 12

Court ruling that government cannot be involved with religion

Question 13

Laws dealing with religion must meet what criteria?

Answer 13

Has a secular purpose

It’s primary effect neither advances or inhibits religion

Does not foster excessive government entanglement with religion

Question 14

What is the fourth amendment?

Answer 14

prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures

Question 15

What is the fifth amendment?

Answer 15

protects individuals from being compelled to be witnesses against themselves

Question 16

What is the exclusionary rule?

Answer 16

Improperly gathered evidence may not be introduced in a criminal trial

Question 17

What is a good-faith exception?

Answer 17

Will sometimes allow evidence in if the error was minor

Question 18

Searches and seizures are allowed under what conditions?

Answer 18

Search warrant, probable cause, occupant gives permission, person is arrested, schools only need “reasonable suspicion”

Question 19

What are the conditions of confessions and self-incrimination?

Answer 19

Read the Miranda rights, right to lawyer, cannot be forced to confess

Question 20

What is the patriot act?

Answer 20

R diced civil liberties for those suspected of terrorism

Question 21

What does the patriot act allow?

Answer 21

Telephone taps, internet taps, voice mail, can share grand jury information, hold non citizens for extended period of time, track path of money, no statute of limitations on terrorist crimes

Question 22

Where would non citizens believed to be terrorists be tried at?

Answer 22

Military court, needs 2/3rds judgment, only appeals to military court

Question 23

The judicial review was added by what court case?

Answer 23

Marbury vs Maddison

Question 24

There is one lawyer for how many people?

Answer 24

325

Question 25

How many district courts are there?

Answer 25

94

Question 26

How many justices are there?

Answer 26

9

Question 27

Stated slaves are property?

Answer 27

Dredd Scott vs Sanford

Question 28

Allowed the us to regulate interstate commerce

Answer 28

Ogden vs gibbons

Question 29

Federal law is supreme law of land

Answer 29

McCullough vs Maryland

Question 30

Ended segregation in schools

Answer 30

Brown vs board of education

Question 31

A person must be read legal rights before confession

Answer 31

Miranda vs Arizona