CC

Question 1

Federalism

Answer 1

A way of organizing a nation so that two or more levels of government have authority over the same land and people.

System of shared power between units of government.

Question 2

First Amendment

Answer 2

The constitutional amendment that establishes the four great liberties: freedom of the press, of speech, of religion, and of assembly.

Question 3

Prior restraint

Answer 3

A government preventing material from being published
Common method of limiting press in nations
Usually unconstitutional in US- 1st Amendment
Confirmed in 1931 Supreme Court case of Near v. Minnesota

Question 4

Libel

Answer 4

Publication of false or malicious statements that damage someone’s reputation

Question 5

Eighth Amendment

Answer 5

Forbids cruel and unusual punishment - doesn’t define this phrase
Through the Fourteenth Amendment, this Bill of Rights provision applies to the states

Question 6

14th Amendment

Answer 6

Adopted after the Civil War states:
no state can make/enforce any law that abridges privileges or immunities of citizens of the US
no state can deprive anyone of life, liberty, property without due process of law
or deny any person equal protection of the laws

Question 7

13th Amendment

Answer 7

Ratified after the Civil War

Forbade slavery and involuntary servitude

Question 8

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Answer 8

Law that forbade racial discrimination in hotels, motels, and restaurants
and many forms of job discrimination

Question 9

19th Amendment

Answer 9

Guarantees women the right to vote

Adopted in 1920