Civil Liberties/Rights Flashcards

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Right to be treated fairly and equally under the law

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Civil rights

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Include the freedom of speech, religion, guarantees fair trial, etc

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Civil liberties

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Advertising statements which increasingly have been given First Amendment protection

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Commercial speech

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The public uttering of a false statement that harms the reputation of another

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Slander

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A written defamation of a persons character

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Libel

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Racial segregation that occurs because of patterns of racial residence and similar social conditions

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De facto segregation

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Racial segregation that occurs because of laws or administrative decisions by public agencies

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De jure segregation

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Who wrote the feminine mystic

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Betty Friedan

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Reynolds v. US

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Bans polygamy

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Oregon v. Smith

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No illegal drugs in religion

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Lemon v. Kurtsmen

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No federal aid to religious schools

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Engel v. Vitale

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No school prayer

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Achieve v. U.S.

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Can’t use words that could potentially out people in danger

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Roth v. US

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Obscenity is not protected under the constitution

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Texas v. Johnson

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Flag burning is legal

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The 14th amendment overturns

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Scott v. Sanford

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Barron v. Baltimore

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Bill of rights does not apply to states

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Mapp v. Ohio

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Un reasonable search and seizure; ruled the exclusionary rule applied to states

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Evidence obtained without probable cause or a warrant can’t be used in court

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Exclusionary rule

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Gideon v. Wainwright

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Right to an attorney, if you can’t afford one, one will be provided for you

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Miranda v. Arizona

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Police must inform suspects of their rights

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Griswold v. Connecticut

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Ruled that birth control laws violated marital privacy

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Roe v. Wade

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Abortion is protected by the right to privacy