Studying Unit 4

Question 1

voting rights act of 1965

Answer 1

federal government can intervene when voter discrimination occurs

Question 2

civil rights act of 1964

Answer 2

prohibits discrimination based off of sex, race, religion, and national origin

Question 3

5th amendment

Answer 3

right to an indictment by a grand jury, due process, from self incrimination, from double jeopardy, and from uncompensated eminent domain

Question 4

clauses in fourteenth amendment

Answer 4

equal protection and due process clause

Question 5

what document protects you from government interference and tyranny

Answer 5

the bill of rights

Question 6

establishment clause

Answer 6

no government indorsement of religion and separation church and state

Question 7

separation of church and state

Answer 7

no government interference on religion

Question 8

speech unprotected by first amendment

Answer 8

slander, treason, fighting words, imminent lawless action, true threats, speech that breaks laws

Question 9

treason

Answer 9

betraying ones country

Question 10

fighting words

Answer 10

speech intended to provoke a fight (dormant)

Question 11

incitement of imminent lawless action

Answer 11

speech intended to cause immediate violence or harm

Question 12

true threats

Answer 12

intimidating or threatening speech causing fear or implying harm

Question 13

speech that breaks laws

Answer 13

any speech that breaks existing laws

Question 14

obscenity

Answer 14

content that is offensive or disgusting, which is not protected by the freedom of the press (dormant)

Question 15

probably cause

Answer 15

what law enforcement officials must prove to a judge to obtain a search warrant

Question 16

what does the 6th amendment guarantee the accused

Answer 16

the right to have legal representation, witnesses in ones defense, know who’s accusing, of what they are accusing you, their charges, and to be tried by ones peers

Question 17

how to determine what “excessive” means in the 8th amendment

Answer 17

the penalty or punishment must agree with the crime, and if not, it is deemed as excessive

Question 18

voting election amendments

Answer 18

17, 19, 23, 24, 26

Question 18

selective incorporation

Answer 18

must apply bill of rights to the states, as originally it only applied to the federal government

Question 18

14th amendment

Answer 18

due process and equal protection under the law

Question 19

why are civil liberties restricted at school

Answer 19

educational mission must not be interfered with, in loco parentis, children do not have the same rights as adults

Question 20

brown v board of education

Answer 20

began desegregation (through schools) and deemed separate but equal as unconstitutional

Question 21

why wasnt brown v board of education very impactful

Answer 21

desegregation was to occur “with all deliberate speed,” which was very vague, there was no timeline, and no enforcement of it

Question 22

why was emmet till’s case so important

Answer 22

it was well publicized, violent, and showed wrong decisions in courts

Question 23

where are most civil rights found

Answer 23

14th amendment

Question 24

how has federal law expanded civil rights

Answer 24

laws were passed to protect from discrimination from others since the 1960s

Question 25

who do civil rights apply to

Answer 25

everyone

Question 26

what does freedom of press prevent

Answer 26

censorship and prior restraint

Question 27

prior restraint

Answer 27

banning speech before it happens

Question 28

what does freedom of assembly allow

Answer 28

gather peacefully and to join organizations

Question 29

what were those in tinker v des moines protesting

Answer 29

the vietnam war

Question 30

due process clause

Answer 30

cannot deprive life, liberty, or property without due process of the law

Question 31

equal protection clause

Answer 31

cannot deny equal protection of laws to anyone

Question 32

why was the 26th amendment passed

Answer 32

the young drafts of the vietnam war

Question 33

what else does the 12th amendment do

Answer 33

established the procedure if no one gets the number of electoral votes (house of representatives)

Question 34

what else does the 20th amendment do

Answer 34

states that congress must meet once a year

Question 35

why was the 22nd amendment passed

Answer 35

FDR's 4 term presidency

Question 36

why was the 25th amendment passed

Answer 36

JFK's assassination

Question 37

where do civil liberties come from

Answer 37

bill of rights

Question 38

where do civil rights mainly come from

Answer 38

14th amendment

Question 39

do civil liberties or rights limit the government

Answer 39

liberties

Question 40

do civil liberties or rights empower the government

Answer 40

rights

Question 41

are civil rights or liberties guarenteed

Answer 41

civil liberties

Question 42

are civil rights or liberties unable to be denied

Answer 42

civil rights

Question 43

jim crow laws

Answer 43

laws requiring and codifying segregation

Question 44

why did plessy sue

Answer 44

LA railroad ejected him for sitting in a whites only car

Question 45

executive order 9981

Answer 45

desegregated armed forces

Question 46

open housing act of 1968

Answer 46

prohibits discrimination in selling and renting homes

Question 47

equal employment opportunity act of 1972

Answer 47

prohibits discrimination in hiring and employment practices and employers receiving federal funding must have affirmative action policies

Question 48

americans with disabilities act of 1990

Answer 48

prevents discrimination on the basis of disability

Question 49

actual malice

Answer 49

knowingly spreading false information about public figures

Question 50

what part of the constitution was the center for plessy's argument

Answer 50

the equal protection clause in the 14th amendment