American goverment mid term worksheet 4 and 5

Question 1

What are civil liberties?

Answer 1

The constitutional and other legal protections against government actions. Our civil liberties are formally set down in th ebill of rights

Question 2

Freedom of religion-1st amendment- the———————— clause that congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of a religion ; and the ——————– clause prohibits the abridgement of freedom to worship or not worship as you please. These rights are not absolute

Answer 2

establishement clause.

free exercise clause

Question 3

The 14th amendment states that no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty or property without due process of law. Using the————————— doctrine , the entire bill of rights was applied to the states trough the 14th amendments

Answer 3

The incorporation

Question 4

freedom of expression -1st amendment forbids ———–from prohibiting one’s right to say or publish what they believe- but this right is not absolute

Answer 4

States

Question 5

is obscenenity within the area of constitutionally protected free speech?

Answer 5

No

Question 6

define obscenity

Answer 6

patently offensive representations of ultimate sexual acts, actual or simulated offensive representation of mastubertation or excretorary functions, or lewd exhibition of the genitals

Question 7

——————–is the publication of false statements that are malicious and damage a person’s reputation. —————– is the same thing but spoke instead of written. Are——— and —————– protected by the 1st amendment

Answer 7

libel.

slander

constitional

not

Question 8

are internet , radio, and TV protected by the 1st amendment?

Answer 8

No

Question 9

the 4th amendment prohibits——————. the governemnt must have ——————– to conduct a search

Answer 9

unreaonable search

search warrent

Question 10

Which amendment provides for the freedom to assemble? what is the freedom to assemble?

Answer 10

The 1st amendment.

Any group, no matter how controvertial or offensive to peacefully assemblw as long the group is demonstrations remains on public property

Question 11

evidence illegaly seized cannot be introduced into court. This is called the

Answer 11

Exclusionary rule

Question 12

———————– is probhibited in th e5th amendment. Thius means that no person shall be compelled to be a witness against himself. This applies to courts, congressional hearings, police stations, etc.

Answer 12

self incrememination

Question 13

What is th eMiranda rights

Answer 13

You have the right to remain silence.

Question 14

what does the 6th amendment guarantee to US citizens?

Answer 14

The 6th amendment guarantees that persons who are arrested have a right to be brought before a judge-those detained have a right to be informed of the accusations against them, second, they have a right to a speedy and public trial by an impertial jury

Question 15

What does the 8th amendment protect US citizens from

Answer 15

It forbid cruel and unusual punishements and excessive bail

Question 16

what is the constitutionally protected right to privacy and what famous supreme court case arose out of this right?

Answer 16

a right to privacy under the due process clause in th e14th amendment extends to a woman’s decision to have an abortion. it came out of the Roe vs Wade case

Question 17

the ———————amendment says that the right to vote cannot be denied based on race, color or previous condition of servitude

Answer 17

the 15th amendments

Question 18

what does the voting act of 1965 do?

Answer 18

blacks were able to vote

Question 19

What other goups have benefited from the civil rights act?

Answer 19

Native Americans, hispanics , asians,women, the disabled

Question 20

which amendment prohibits the denial of equal protection of the law to a perticular person

Answer 20

the 14th amendment

Question 21

what does the civil rights act of 1964 do?

Answer 21

It made illegal racial discrimination in hotels and other places of public accomendation, forbeit discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or gender. created the EEOC, to monitor and enforce protections against job discrimination. provided for withholding fedreal grand from states and local governemtn and other institution that practiced racial discriminination