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2nd 9 Weeks Test Flashcards

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Establishment clause

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Freedom to religion, The gov. Can’t choose your religion

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Free exercise clause

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Gives us the freedom to practice on religion freely as long as it is not interfering with public

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Feminist mystique

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By Friedan
Describes the assumptions that women would be fulfilled by house work-marriage, and children

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Lemon test

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Determines whether a gov. Law or action meets the requirements of establishment clause

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Tinker vs. Des Maines School district

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Students were black arm bands to School to protest the veitam war and were sent Home
This was ruled constitutional
1968 - 1969

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5th amendment

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Protections against self- incrimination

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Prior restraint

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State law requiring review and approval of phanphlets fliers or posted signs before they are distributed

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Selective incorporation

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The case -by-case approach of deciding which portions of the Bill of rights apply to States

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Gideon vs. Wainwright

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This established that no one could pick or choose who is and isn’t worthy of having the right to console because how big their wallet is

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Exclusionary rule

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Prevents the gov. From using most evidence gathered in violation of the U.S. Constitution

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14th amendment

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Equal protections - granted citizenship protections

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Lawerence vs. Texas

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Court overturned being gay as illegal
Finding that the 14th amendment provides due process and equal protections for sexual protections
2003

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Engel vs. Vital

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This case was about if public schools may also play a role in teaching faith to God though daily prayer
This was protected by the 1st amendment,

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Miranda vs. Arizona

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Judical review

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When the supreme court declares a new law unconstitutional

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Texas vs. Johnson

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Roe vs. Wade

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1973
Establish whether a women’s health /fetus life
The right to privacy protected adoration

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Schenck vs. United States

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Schenck distributed pamphlets saying the draft violated the 13th amendment prohibition against involuntary servitude
This was unconstitutional
1919

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District of Columbia vs. Heller

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McDonald vs. City of Chicago

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New York Times vs. United States

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1971
The Nixon administration attempted to prevent the New York Times and Washington post from publishing materials about the” pentagon papers case”

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Writ of habeas corpus

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Directs the custodian of the witness to bring him or her to court
3.2 percentile

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Civil rights

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The rights of a citizen to political and socialfreedom and equality.

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Civil liberties

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These are freedoms guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution

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9th amendment

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Protects fundamental rights to privacy

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Barron vs. Baltimore

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Hate crime

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A crime against a person, property, society, based on their gender,religion,race or disability

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Miller test

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It provides a clear and objective standard for determining obscenity

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Lee vs. Weisman

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Wallace vs. Jaffree

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Gitlow vs. New York

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Executive order 9066

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The intermission of Japanese into camps( Franklin D. Roosevelt waspresident)
The U.S.GOv. Was able to rectify because Ronald Reagan gave 1.2million to them

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13th amendment

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Abolished slavery

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15th amendment

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Gave black males the right to vote

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4th amendment

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Protections against unreasonable searches

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Clear and present danger test

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Determining when speech is protected by the first amendment

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Wisconsin vs. Yoder

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Equal pay act

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Everyone gets paid equal no matter than color or gender

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ADA

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American’s with disabilities Act
Prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities

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Glass ceiling

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The ceiling for women to break through
This is line that divides women and men in the work place

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Public opinion

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Very outwards with your opinion; not afraid to share

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Private opinion

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Keep your opinion to your self;does not share

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Stonewall incident

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A turning point in the Gay rights movement

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Civil rights act -title vii( 1964)

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  • Protect older people from ageism (anyone over 40)
  • Protect women in the work place from sexual harassment and pregnancy protections
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Civil right act - title ix

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Prohibits discrimination on basis of sex in educational programsthat receive on benefit from federal finiacial assistance

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Betty Freidan

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She wrote the book feminine mystique

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24th amendment

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This ended the poll tax

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Jim Crow laws

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Laws that provided strict separation of racial gaps in public settings
(Segregation)

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Strict scrutiny

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A test used by the courts to determine if unequal treatment I is illegal
This test is based on characteristics

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Plessyvs. Ferguson

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Established the practice of separate but equal (1896)

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Dread Scott

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He said the Congress had exceeded its authority in the Missouri compromise because it had no power to forbid on abolish slavery in the territories west of missour

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Brown vs. Brad of education

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Signaled the end of legalized racial segregation in the schools of U.S.

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Bake vs. University of California Davis

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University’s use of racial quotas
Ruled unconstitutional

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Voting rights act of 1965

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August 6th, 1965
This flawed the discriminatory voting practices used in many southern states.

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Burwell vs. Hobby lobby

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Hobby doesn’t have to provide birth control for their employees because they don’t believe in it

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Affirmative action

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To ensure equal employment opportunities for applicants and employees

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De facto segregation

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Segregation by natural occurrence
Ex.go topeople we like or people that like US

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De jure segregation

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Segregation by law - Jim Crow laws
Ex. White only schools, water fountains, bathrooms, etc.

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Consensus opinion

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Most agree

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Decisive opinion

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Quickly made decisions

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Random sample

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A randomly selected subset of a population

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Political socialization

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The process by which we develop our political views

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Life style effect

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What av Home life is like

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Generational effect

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The impact of an important external event in shaping the veins of a generation ex. Our generation affect is the great recession of 2008 ex.baby boomers isgreat depression.

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Media and public opinion

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They are one of the most influential opinions on yang peoples political views

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Push poll

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Attempt to shew the public’s opinion about a subject

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Exit poll

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Happens an Election Day to get a read on to project the results before the poll closes

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Tracking poll

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To track change overtime

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Straw poll

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Unscientific survey to gage the public opinion(count the hands)

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Socialization agents

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The individual, organizations and institutions that facilitate the acquisition of political views
Ex. Family, the media, schools,churches,peers,political and community leaders

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Polling statistics

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The results of public polling

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Gallup poll

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An assessment of public opinion by the questioning of a statistically representantative sample

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Beginning and end of slavery

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Begin 1619 - 1865

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Divisive opinion

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Highly argued

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Non-opinion

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No real opinion

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A.d.e.a

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Age discrimination employment Act

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AARP

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American association of retired people (1967)

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How many people identify as transgender

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1.4 million

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DoMA

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Defense of marriage Act

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Democrats and Republicans views on Gay’s

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Democrats- are supportive
Republicans - not support/very critical of them

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When was gay rights first included in a political party

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1970’S/ 1980’S
Democrats

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First President to publicly address Gay rights

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Bill Clinton

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Bringing of women’s rights movement

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1840 women started standing up

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Declaration of sentiments

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A document stating women’s rights

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