chapter 15

Question 1

speech that attempts to overthrow the government or endanger national security

Answer 1

sedition

Question 2

attempt to undermine the government’s authority and existence

Answer 2

subversion

Question 3

spoken defamation

Answer 3

slander

Question 4

written defamation

Answer 4

libel

Question 5

expressing ideas through actions rather than words

Answer 5

symbolic speech

Question 6

being tried twice for the same crim

Answer 6

double jeopardy

Question 7

testifying against oneself in court

Answer 7

self incrimantion

Question 8

the death penalty

Answer 8

captial punishment

Question 9

changes must be brought against the arrested

Answer 9

writ of habeas corpus

Question 10

allows punishment without a trail

Answer 10

bills of atinder

Question 11

criminalizes activites that were not crimes when they were committed

Answer 11

ex post facto laws

Question 12

civil liverity

Answer 12

freedom of worship

Question 13

civil rights

Answer 13

no discrimination in a

Question 14

in which court case sis the supreme court ban government authorized prayer in public schools

Answer 14

engel v vitale

Question 15

in which court case did the supreme court uphold a company’s religious objections to the requirement of proving abortion including health care methods

Answer 15

burwell v hobby lobby

Question 16

in which court case did the supreme court uphold a company’s religious beliefs to decline to provide goods and service for a same-sex wedding

Answer 16

masterpiece cakeshop v colorado civil

Question 17

in which court case did the supreme court prohibit prior restraint when secret pentagon papers were about to be made public

Answer 17

new york times co. v unites states

Question 18

according the US flag code what is the preferred way to destroy a flag that is no longer fit to display

Answer 18

burning

Question 19

in what court case did the supreme court require that a suspect be read his rights

Answer 19

miranda v arizona

Question 20

generally, what fraction of the jury must be conviced of a criminal defendant’s guilt for the accused to be found guilty

Answer 20

full jury

Question 21

which amendments deals with voting rights for woman

Answer 21

19 amendment

Question 22

which amendment deals with voting rights for 18 to 21 year olds

Answer 22

26

Question 23

which two amendments deal with voting rights for african americans

Answer 23

15 and 24

Question 24

the supreme court upheld laws forbidding the mormon practice of polygamy in the

Answer 24

reynolds v united states

Question 25

the _____ made it illegal to advocate the violent overthrow of the government

Answer 25

smith act

Question 26

local areas may enforce ____ laws that restrict demonstrations to particular areas during specified periods of time

Answer 26

time place manner

Question 27

freedom of ____ allows a private group to decide who may join the organization

Answer 27

association

Question 28

reasonable belief that a crime has been committed or is about to be committed is known as

Answer 28

probable cause

Question 29

the power to take private property for public use is

Answer 29

eminent domain

Question 30

in cases such as Griswold v connecticut and roe v wade the supreme court created a constitutional tight to _____ not explicitly stated in the constitution

Answer 30

privacy

Question 31

____ due process means that the content of laws must protect a person’s basic freedoms

Answer 31

substantice

Question 32

_____due process means that laws must justly adminstered and enforced

Answer 32

procedural

Question 33

_____ led the nonviolent movement advocating civil rights for african american

Answer 33

martin luther king jr

Question 34

nativity scenes may generally be displayed alongside santa and other traditional christmas items because of the ruling in which court case

Answer 34

lemon v kurtman

Question 35

the 10 commandments may generally not be displayed in public places because of the ruling in whihc court

Answer 35

lemon v kurtzman

Question 36

what test established in scheck v united states requires that punishable disruptive speech be defined as that which causes violence rather than simply endorse it

Answer 36

clear and present danger

Question 37

what states that evidence obtained illegally (without a paper search warrant ) is inadmissible in court

Answer 37

exclustionary rule

Question 38

what states a law which allowed voters whose grandfather had been eligible to vote before 1867 to be exempt from literacy tests and poll taxes

Answer 38

grandfather clause

Question 39

which famous court case did Brown v board of education of topeka kansas reverse by ruling that “separate but equal” facilities were inherently unequal

Answer 39

plessy v ferguson

Question 40

list the 5 civil liberties guaranteed in the 1st amendment

Answer 40

religion
speech
press
assembly
petition

Question 41

what were two methods used to keep african americans from voting after the civil war

Answer 41

poll tax

literacy test

Question 42

what are three typical requirements to vote

Answer 42

citizens
18 year old
residency requirements
registration
identification

Question 43

what are the two clauses which comprise the freedom of religion section of the 1st amendment

Answer 43

establishment clause

free exercise clause

Question 44

what is the difference between civil liberties and civil rights

Answer 44

Civil liberties are freedoms promised to Americans that must be protected from the government. Civil rights refer to the government’s role in protecting liberties for all people. They include laws requiring equal treatment with no discrimination based on race, sex, religion, or national origin.

Question 45

what states a law which allowed voters whose grandfather had been eligble to vote before 1867 to be exempt from literacy test and poll taxes

Answer 45

grandfather clause

Question 46

generally, what fraction of the jury must be convinced of a criminal defendant’s guilt for the accused to be found guilty

Answer 46

• one third
• two-third
• a majority