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Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Flashcards

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What are the 2 categories in the Bill of Rights

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Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

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What are civil liberties

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freedoms guaranteed to individuals in the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights that restrain or stop government from taking particular actions, thus protecting individual choices; proscriptions (limits) on government’s power

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What are civil rights

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constitutional guarantees of equal opportunity and protection such as freedom from unwarranted searches, fair trials, and the right to vote; prescriptions, or directions, for government’s power

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What is the relationship to natural rights and civil liberties

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same thing

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What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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federal law that prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin; unequal application of voter registration requirements; and segregation in schools, employment, and public accommodations

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What is a rational basis test

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set of criteria the Supreme Court uses to analyze and decide court cases on types of discrimination; accuser must prove discrimination to the Court

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What is intermediate scrutiny test

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set of criteria used by a court to decide if the government is discriminating on the basis of gender or sex

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What is a strict scrutiny test

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rigorous set of criteria that courts use to analyze cases to see if a law or regulation is needed because of a “compelling state interest”

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What is Reconstruction Era

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An era in U.S. history from 1865 to 1877, following the Civil War; addressed the transition of slave states to non-slave economies and rendered full freedom, citizenship, and equality to African Americans

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What is the Ku Klux Klan

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a terrorist hate organization that espouses white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration ideologies, first established in the South after the Civil War; name probably derives from the Greek word kyklos, meaning circle, plus clan.

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What is the civil rights movement

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a 1960s social movement led by Martin Luther King, Jr., promoting nonviolent civil disobedience against racial discrimination that led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, along with other important laws against racial discrimination

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What is white flight

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a phrase describing a social phenomenon occurring mainly in the 1950s and 1960s; the large-scale migration of people who are White from racially mixed urban areas into racially homogeneous suburbs

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What is racial profiling

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the act of making judgments about a person—usually negative— based solely on stereotypes about the person’s race

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What is ex post facto laws

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literally meaning “from a thing done afterward;” a law that applies retroactively, such as making a legal action suddenly illegal, with punishments; the U.S. Constitution prohibits Congress from passing any retroactive, or ex post facto, laws

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What is a search warrant

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a legal document issued by a court authorizing the search of a person or property for evidence of a crime

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What is the 4th amendment

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no unlawful searches or seizures of property without a warrant

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What is the 5th amendment

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indictment (formal charge of arrest)

no double jeopardy

due process

Eminent Domain - just compensation when government takes your property

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What is the 6th Amendment

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Right to speedy criminal trial

right to an impoartial jury

right to be informed of the accusation

right to confront & obtain witnesses

right to legal counsel

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What is the 7th amendment

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trial by jury in civil trials

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What is the 8th amendment

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no excessive bails and fines

no cruel and unusual punishment

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What is the 13th amendment

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abolishing slavery

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What is the 14th amendment

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equal protection and required states to honor the “privileges or immunities” of U.S. citizenship. That is conferred by birth or naturalization in the US

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The Thirteenth Amendment prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude except when

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A person is duly convicted of a crime

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What is the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)

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This law was passed in 1967. It protects people 40 years of age or older. It prohibits discrimination against them in hiring, promotion, and other privileges of employment.

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What is the Age Discrimination Act of 1975
This law prohibits discrimination based on age in programs that receive federal assistance. These include education, healthcare, housing, and rehabilitation programs.
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What is the Civil Rights Act of 1957
This law prohibits intimidation or interference with voting rights based on race, color, religion, or national origin. It applies to people voting for president or members of Congress.
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What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965
This law prohibits racial discrimination in voting
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What is the Fair Housing Act (Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968)
This law requires equal housing rights. These apply regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disability.
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What is Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
This law extended civil rights to people with disabilities. It pertains specifically to education and employment. It allows for the reasonable accommodation of such persons.
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What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
This law was passed in 1990. It prohibits discrimination based on disability. It requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities. And it created accessibility requirements for public accommodations.
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What is the Equal Pay Act of 1963
This law made it illegal to pay different wages to men and women who perform equal work in the same workplace. (This law was reinforced by the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009.)
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What is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
This law made it illegal to discriminate against people on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex. It also prohibits retaliation against a person who complains about such discrimination.
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What is Title IX (Education Amendments of 1972)
This law addressed any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. It made it illegal to discriminate on the basis of sex.
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What is the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978
This law made it illegal to discriminate against women because of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
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What is the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
reinforced the Equal Pay Act of 1963
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What is Browder v. Gayle (1956)
Segregation of intrastate transportation is unconstitutional
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What is Loving v. Virginia (1967)
State laws prohibiting interracial marriage are unconstitutional.
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What is Jones v. Mayer Co. (1968)
Racial discrimination in the public or private sale or rental of property is against federal law.
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What approach did the NAACP pursue to challenge African American discrimination
used the courts to challenge de jure racial discrimination
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What is probable cause
the legal standard for determining whether a search or seizure is constitutional or whether a crime has been committed; a lower threshold than the standard of proof needed at a criminal trial
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What is exclusionary rule
based on the Supreme Court case Mapp v. Ohio; evidence obtained as a result of an illegal search or seizure cannot be used in a criminal trial
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What is double jeopardy
a legal prohibition against trying an individual (that is, placing the person "in jeopardy") twice for the same crime, established by the Fifth Amendment
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What is a statutory right
a right granted to you in a law or statute
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What is voir dire
the questioning of potential jurors to determine their fitness to sit on a jury; French term meaning "to speak the truth"
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What is common law
the form of law that is based on custom, precedent, and court decisions in England rather than on legislative decree
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What is economic liberty
the right of individuals to obtain, use, and trade things of value for their own benefit
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What is eminent domain
a power of government to take and use private property for a public purpose after fairly compensating its owner; also known as "the takings clause" of the Fifth Amendment
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What is the Establishment Clause
listed in the First Amendment; prohibits the federal government from passing laws to create or promote a state-sponsored religion
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What is the Free Exercise Clause
located in the First Amendment; protects the choice of each person to adopt and practice individual religious beliefs, forbidding the government to control or restrict such beliefs and practices
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What was the outcome of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores
hobby lobby store did not want to give contraceptives to employees required in the Affordable Health Care Act because of religious beliefs. court said for-profit corporations that are privately head can exercise religious freedom and not provide contraceptives to employees
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What is Carson v Makin
citizens can't be excluded "from an otherwise generally available public benefit because of their religious exercise"
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What is TINKER V. Des Moines Independent Community School District
Supreme Court established protecting SYMBOLIC SPEECH = or using symbols to communicate
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What is COHEN v. California
Protects swear words on clothing as symbolic speech
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What is TEXAS v. Johnson
protects disrespectful flag burning
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What is MILLER v. California
protects indecent pornography as freedom of speech. Has to pass the "Miller Test" to determine if porn is illegal or legal
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What is BRANDENBURG v. Ohio
Can be punished for saying 'imminent lawless action' words. Cant promote immediate harm or against the law. involved a KKK challenge
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What is Slander and Libel
Slander (verbal lies) & Libel (written lies) are illegal and you can be sued and punished for
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What is Branzburg v Hayes
Supreme Court said that reporters must reveal their confidential sources if needed in criminal trials
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What is Prior Restraint
Government Censorship Government can stop or suppress publication of classified information for national security
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What is United States v. Cruikshank, 1875
said that congress cannot infringe on 2A but states are free to do whatever they want, so they restricted gun ownership for previously enslaved people
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What is District of Columbia v Heller 2008
gun ownership is an individual liberty unconnected with the military or militias, therefore gun ownership cannot be restricted. Undid Cruikshank & Miller case
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What is United States v. Miller 1939
supreme court affirmed that Congress (and states) could restrict what types of guns could be owned by people
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What is McDonald v. Chicago 2010
expanded the Heller decision to all city and state governments nationwide
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What is New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen 2022
State and local governments cannot prohibit people from carrying guns in public
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What is the 3rd amendment
Soldiers cannot be quartered in your home during peacetime without your consent Soldiers cannot be quartered in your home during war except as prescribed by law
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What is the 4th amendment
Warrants are necessary for searches and seizures to take place. Warrants must be granted by a judge. The judge acts on a sworn statement from law enforcement. The judge concludes there to be probable cause for the search or seizure.
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What information does a warrant need to have
must describe the place to be searched. It must describe the person or things to be seized
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What are the 5 basic exceptions to the 4th Amendment
If a person consents to the search If the search takes place where the person lacks a "reasonable expectation of privacy" If the item in question is in plain view If the police fear that, during the time a warrant is being sought, evidence will be tampered with or destroyed If the police reasonably suspect a person is involved in criminal activity
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What is the 5th amendment
right to remain silent life, liberty, and property cannot be taken without due process a grand jury indictment is necessary to indict you for a serious crime no double jeopardy
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What is due process
a guarantee that people will be treated fairly and impartially by government officials
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What is Gideon v. Wainwright
the Court extended the requirement of a court-appointed attorney to indigent (poor) defendants facing jail or prison in a non-capital case
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What is the 7th Amendment
right to a jury and trial in civil cases
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What is the 8th Amendment
No cruel or unusual punishment; No excessive bail or fines
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What is Furman v. Georgia
the death penalty is not cruel and unusual; does not violate 8A
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What is Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
challenged and overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine of racial segregation
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What types of cases would the Supreme Court use the rational basis test
Cases involving discrimination that do not involve protected classes
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What is Lemon v. Kurtzman
ruled that a PA program that helped fund the salaries of parochial school teachers violated the Establishment Clause due to excessive entanglement with religion

American Politics and the US Constitution - C963 (6 decks)

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