Ch.4 Flashcards
Which of the following rights was not included in the original constitution?
prohibition of warranties search and seizure
Which of the following provided that all of the protections contained in the Bill of Rights applied to states as well as the National government
14 amendment
The process by which some of the liberties in the Bill of Rights were applied to states is known as
selective incorporation
Which of the following protections are not contained in the first amendment?
freedom from unlawful searches and seizures
The judicial doctrine that places a heavy burden of proof on the government when it seeks to regulate or restrict speech is called
Strict scrutiny
In McDonald v. Chicago, the supreme court rules that
The 2nd amendment applies to the states and federal government
The fourth, fifth, sixtth, & eighth amendments, taken together, define
due process of law
In which case did the Supreme Court rule that the state government no longer had the authority to make private sexual behavior a crime?
Lawrence v. Texas
When did civil rights become a part of the constitution?
with the adoption of the 14th Amendment 1868
Which of the following was not a way the twenty fourth amendment of 1964 and the voting rights act of 1965 significantly extended and protected voting rights?
requiring all voters to register two weeks before any federal election
Which of the following was not an example of an area in which women have made progress since the 1970s in guaranteeing certain civil rights?
the passage of the equal rights amendment
the supreme court’s decision in Bakke v. Board of Regents was significant because
it stated that diversity is a compelling state interest and that university admissions that take racial categories into account are constitutional as long as they are highly individualized
