Civil Liberties And Civil Rights

Question 0

Espionage and sedition act 1917? What time period? Who did it target?

Answer 0

Made it illegal to criticize the gov’t
WWI
It targeted Germans and Radicals

Question 1

Sedition act 1798? What group passed it? Who wrote it? Who did it target?

Answer 1

Passed by the federalist to stop criticism of the gov’t.
John Adams
It targeted followers of the democratic-republicans

Question 2

Limits of permissible speech? What case did this come from

Answer 2

Clear and present danger- Schenck v. U.S.

Question 3

Culture conflicts? 3 examples-

Answer 3

Jews v. Christians
Abortion
Gay marriage

Question 4

No gays in Boy Scouts. Unconstitutional?

Answer 4

No. In 2000 Supreme Court declared they are a private organization and can choose who they want to participate.

Question 5

Freedoms from 1st amendment? (5)

Answer 5

Religion
Assembly 
Press
Petition 
Speech

Question 6

Schenck v. US- what year? What was the case about? Verdict? What came from this case? (Clause and behavior from gov’t)

Answer 6

1917
Burning draft cards
US won
Clear and present danger
Free speech limited during time of crisis

Question 7

Brandenburg v. Ohio- What was the case about? Verdict? What came from this case?

Answer 7

KKK cross burning
Brandenburg- constitutional, freedom of speech
Symbolic speech

Question 8

National socialist party v. Skokie- what was it about? Verdict? Why did they make this decision (2)?

Answer 8

Nazi party marching
National socialist party won
Freedom of assembly
Constitutional because no threat of safety

Question 9

Texas v. Johnson- what was it about? Verdict? What did they contribute this verdict to?

Answer 9

Flag burning
Johnson
Ruled as symbolic speech

Question 10

Map v. Ohio- cause for this case? Verdict? What did they wrong?

Answer 10

Exclusionary rule- evidence obtained illegally can’t be used in court
Mapp
They didn’t have a warrant- must have probable cause

Question 11

Escobedo v. Illinois- what was it about? Verdict? Why?

Answer 11

He didn’t have a lawyer, they wouldn’t give him one and he confess d to the crime.
Escobedo
Because defendants have a right to a lawyer during trial

Question 12

Miranda v. Arizona- verdict? What came from it

Answer 12

Miranda

Miranda rights- must be read rights when arrested

Question 13

Plessy v. Ferguson- what was the case about? Verdict? What came of this?

Answer 13

Whether Train car segregation was constitutional,he was 1/8 black
Plessy
14th amendment equal protection clause

Question 14

Brown v. Board of education- verdict? What did this case do?

Answer 14

Unanimous for Brown

Overturned Plessy

Question 15

Swann v. Charlotte Mecklenburg- verdict? What came of this?

Answer 15

Charlotte

School busing constitutional to integrate schools

Question 16

Roe v. Wade- what is it about? Verdict?what are the conditions? What came of it?

Answer 16

Abortion
Roe
Only in the first trimester
Rights to privacy

Question 17

Bakke v. CA- what is it about? Verdict? What came from it?

Answer 17

Affirmative action
Bakke
Explicit numerical quotas are unconstitutional BUT…race can be taken into consideration

Question 18

Define libel and slander. What does it have to be in order to be libel or slander

Answer 18

Libel- written falsehoods to defame an individual
Slander- is verbal
Malice must be proven for both of them

Question 19

What is symbolic speech? What cases are involved with symbolic speech? (4)

Answer 19

Doing something to make a political message
Tinker 
Schenck
Brandenburg 
Johnson

Question 20

Do corporations and interest groups have the same rights as people?

Answer 20

Yes

Question 21

2 clauses in 1st amendment dealing with religion

Answer 21

Establishment

Free exercise

Question 22

What’s the “wall of separation”? Who wrote it?

Answer 22

Separation of church and state

Thomas Jefferson

Question 23

Conditions for gov’t involvement in religion (2)

Answer 23

Secular- non religious

Can’t favor one religion over another

Question 24

What's the exclusionary rule? Do other countries do this?

Answer 24

Can't use illegally seized evidence in court. | No, other countries can use this evidence- under the "good faith" clause

Question 25

Requirement for a search warrant

Answer 25

Probable cause

Question 26

Why did the equal rights amendment fail?

Answer 26

Because women feared being drafted.

Question 27

What's the Patriot act? When did it start? What department arose from this?

Answer 27

Gov't can tap phones, read emails, listen to voicemails Happened after 9/11 Homeland security

Question 28

What's the establishment clause in the 1st amendment

Answer 28

No official religion

Question 29

How did blacks advance their interests in the 1960s

Answer 29

Media attention | Court system

Question 30

What's the equal protection clause? What amendment

Answer 30

Everyone is equal, 14th amendment

Question 31

Jim Crow laws (4)? When/where? What were they for?

Answer 31

Deep South after Civil War Literacy test Poll taxes Intimidation. Anything to prohibit the advancement Grandfather clause Of black people in American society

Question 32

Difference between De jure and De facto segregation

Answer 32

Dejure- by law | De facto- based on North and settlement patterns

Question 33

Strategies used by MLK (4)

Answer 33

Civil disobedience Bus and economic boycotts Marches Sit-ins

Question 34

Factors helping promote civil rights in the 1960s (3)

Answer 34

Media attention White attitudes changed Violence on tv

Question 35

How did black leaders gain attention to their cause in the 1950s and 1960s? (2)

Answer 35

Court | Media

Question 36

Democratic landslide Johnson- what year? What was special about this? What was the effect of this?

Answer 36

1964 Democrats controlled executive and legislative branches Civil rights legislation was easily passed

Question 37

Key provisions of major civil rights laws? (4)

Answer 37

Desegregation Colleges Public accommodations Housing

Question 38

Define civil rights and civil liberties

Answer 38

Civil rights- to be free from unequal treatment based on characteristics Civil liberties- freedoms that are guaranteed

Question 39

Hyde amendment?

Answer 39

No federal cash for abortion unless the mothers life is in jeopardy