Unit 3 Review

Question 1

4th Amendment

Answer 1

People are protected against unreasonable searches & seizures

Question 2

5th Amendment

Answer 2

No person can be deprived of life liberty or property without the due process of law

Question 3

6th Amendment

Answer 3

Accused criminals all have the right to a lawyer

Question 4

10th Amendment

Question 5

Engel v. Vitale

Question 6

Wisconsin v. Yoder

Question 7

Tinker v. Des Moines

Question 8

Schenck v. US

Question 9

New York Times v. US

Question 10

McDonald v. Chicago

Question 11

Gideon v. Wainwright

Answer 11

Gideon was arrested & couldn’t afford a lawyer, so he tried defending himself & did poorly and was thrown in jail. In jail, he realized his 6th Amendment rights were violated, so he asked the court to hear his case. They decided his rights were in fact violated

Question 12

Brown v. Board of Education

Question 13

Roe v. Wade

Question 14

Civil Liberties

Answer 14

Constitutionally established freedoms & guarantees that protect people from the government

Question 15

Religious freedom

Answer 15

Balance is always between the religious practice of the majority & the free exercise of minority religious practice

Question 16

Establishment clause

Answer 16

1st Amendment
Prohibits Congress from establishing a national church

Question 17

Free exercise clause

Answer 17

1st Amendment
Protects rights of citizens to practice their religion without government interference

Question 18

Federalist 78

Answer 18

Argues how and for how long justices will be appointed & what kind of power the judicial branch should have
Lifetime appointments for federal judgments is necessary to keep them independent and unreliant on popular will

Question 19

Judicial review

Answer 19

The court is responsible for considering laws passed by Congress & making sure they’re in line with the Constitution

Question 20

Null and void

Answer 20

If laws are considered not Constitutional

Question 21

Selective Incorporation

Answer 21

Process of which the bill of rights is applied to the states

Question 22

Exclusionary rule

Answer 22

Any evidence that’s gathered in violation of the 4th Amendment will be excluded from a person’s trial

Question 23

Metadata

Answer 23

All the information about our communication minus the actual words that were said / typed

Question 24

Miranda Rights

Answer 24

When a police officer is arresting someone they have to cite “you have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to an attorney. Etc. etc.”

Question 25

Public safety exception

Answer 25

Allows police to question suspects without first giving the Miranda warning if the information sought affects the public & police’s safety

Question 26

Equal Protection Clause

Answer 26

14th Amendment
No state can make or enforce any laws that impose on the freedom of the citizens of the US, nor deny any person to equal protection of the laws

Question 27

The court established the implicit right to privacy based on:

Answer 27

1st, 4th, 5th, 9th & 14th Amendments

Question 28

Affirmative action

Answer 28

Policies made that favor groups that have been discriminated against historically