chapter 15

Question 1

______ are rights that extend to everyone and the government’s role is to ensure that those rights are protected

Answer 1

civil rights

Question 2

individual freedoms that must be protected from the government

Answer 2

civil liberties

Question 3

what amendment was intended to protect religious diversity of the states from the power of the national government

Answer 3

1

Question 4

what case forbade teacher led prayer in public schools

Answer 4

engel v vitale

Question 5

what case ruled that states statutes affecting religion must meet a three fold test to be sustained

Answer 5

lemon v curtsman

Question 6

what case prohibited polygamy

Answer 6

reynolds v united states

Question 7

what case established clear and present danger test which declares that punishable speech involves genuine danger and actually incites violence rather than endorsing it

Answer 7

shink v US

Question 8

attempts to undermine the governments authority and existence

Answer 8

subversion

Question 9

dennis v US upheld the ______ which made it illegal to advocate the violent overthrow of the government

Answer 9

smith act

Question 10

any malicious words that are spoken

Answer 10

slander

Question 11

what case rules attacks on public officials are constitutionally protected unless made in reckless disregard of the truth

Answer 11

NYT v Sullivan

Question 12

_____ security were the ground the nixon administration used to attempt to prevent the publication of the pentagon papers

Answer 12

national

Question 13

what case ruled that the government does not have the right of prior restraint

Answer 13

NYT v US

Question 14

_______ in the movie industry was abandoned in 1967 and replaced with a voluntary rating system

Answer 14

censorship

Question 15

the advertising practices of the ________ industry are very highly regulated

Answer 15

tobacco

Question 16

what case ruled that flag burning is a form of symbolic speech and is protected by the constitution

Answer 16

texas v johnson

Question 17

the second amendment givers american citizens the

Answer 17

right to bear arms

Question 18

__________ was the case in which the supreme court ruled that states are subject to the second amendment

Answer 18

mcdonald’s v chicago

Question 19

what case stated that individuals have the right to possess firearms for self defense

Answer 19

DC v Heller

Question 20

what can be legally searched without a warrant

Answer 20

abandoned property

Question 21

what case states that evidence obtained illegally are inadmissible in court

Answer 21

mapp v ohio

Question 22

what does the 5th amendment protect

Answer 22

self incrimination

Question 23

miranda rights

Answer 23

• right to remain silent
• anything can be used against him in court
• right to an attorney
• right to end police questions

Question 24

what means the conducting of a fair and proper trial

Answer 24

due process

Question 25

what amendment ensures the right of a jury in most circumstances

Answer 25

6

Question 26

eight steps in criminal justice process

Answer 26

arrest
booking
initial appearance
preliminary hearing
grand jury review
arraignment
trial
sentencing

Question 27

criminalize activities that were not crimes when they were committed

Answer 27

expostofacto laws

Question 28

referred to legal rights that provide equal protection and equal opportunity for all citizens

Answer 28

civil rights