Ch 4

Question 1

Bill of attainder

Answer 1

a law that punishes a person accused of a crime without a trial or fair hearing
Sentence: The bill of Attainder allows for punishment without trail

Question 2

Burger Court

Answer 2

A conservative Supreme Court under Warren Burger

Sentence: The Burger Court existed from (1969-1986)

Question 3

Civil Liberties

Answer 3

Freedoms to think and act without government interference

Sentence: Our Civil Liberties form part of the First Amendment

Question 4

Civil Rights

Answer 4

Policies designed to protect people again arbitrary treatment by government officials
Sentence: Our Civil right include the right to vote, to a fair trial, etc….

Question 5

Clear and Present Danger Test

Answer 5

Law should not punish speech unless there was a clear and present danger of producing harmful actions
Sentence: The Clear and Present Danger Test was articulated in 1919

Question 6

Due process rights

Answer 6

Procedural guarantees provided by the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th Amendments for those accused of crime
Sentence: Every US citizen has the right to Due process rights

Question 7

Establishment Clause

Answer 7

Clause in the 1st Amendment that says the government may not establish and official religion
Sentence: There is no official religion in the US because of the Establishment Clause

Question 8

Exclusionary Rule

Answer 8

A rule that provided that otherwise admissible evidence cannot be used in a criminal trial if it was the result of illegal police conduct
Sentence: The Exclusionary rule states that improperly gathered evidence can’t be used in a trial

Question 9

Ex Post Facto Law

Answer 9

Law being formed after a crime has been committed

Sentence: Ex Post Facto Law is something that makes an act criminal despite the act being legal when it was committed

Question 10

Free Exercise Clause

Answer 10

Religious freedom to practice faith including allowing some violations of law for religious purposes
Sentence: The Free exercise clause is a first amendment requirement that the law cannot prevent any exercising of religion

Question 11

Incorporation Doctrine

Answer 11

The process that was used to nationalize the Bill of Rights

Sentence: The Incorporation Doctrine requires approval form both the state and local government

Question 12

Libel

Answer 12

A written defamation of a person’s character, reputation, business, or property rights
Sentence: Libel can often been seen in popular magazines

Question 13

Prior Restraint

Answer 13

Government censorship of information before it is published or broadcast
Sentence: The government realizes the potential damage something can do and does Prior Restraint

Question 14

Selective Incorporation

Answer 14

The process by which provisions of the Bill of rights are brought within the scope of the 14th Amendment and is later applied to local and state governments
Sentence: Selective Incorporations allows for the government to choose which protections from the Bill of Rights to apply

Question 15

Slander

Answer 15

Untrue spoken statements that defame the character of a person
Sentence: Slander is often a catalyst for lawsuits

Question 16

Symbolic Speech

Answer 16

Symbols and other methods of expression generally considered to be protect by the 1st Amendment
Sentence: Symbolic Speech is protected by the First Amendment

Question 17

Warren Court

Answer 17

The period in Supreme court history where Earl Warren served as Chief Justice
Sentence: Warren Court refers to the time where Earl Warren served as Chief Justice

Question 18

Writ of Habeas Corpus

Answer 18

Petition requesting that a judge order authorities to prove that a prisoner is being held lawfully and that allows the prisoner to be freed if the government’s case does not persuade the judge
Sentence: A writ of Habeas Corpus gives pseudo rights to a prisoner