Quiz 3 Flashcards
Requires the government to show that differential treatment is necessary for it to achieve a compelling public interest when challenging laws with suspect classifications
Strict Scrutiny Test
The government designating certain neighborhoods as white-only
Redlining
A fee for voting; created to prevent poor African Americans in the South from voting
Poll Tax
The experience of multiple forms of oppression simultaneously
Intersectionality
In which the offender is motivated in part or entirely by a bias against the victim
Hate Crime
Constitutionally established guarantees that protect citizens, opinions, and property against arbitrary government interference
Civil Liberties
When the government may silence speech or expression only when there is an evident/imminent danger that such speech will bring about danger that the government can prevent
Clear and Present Danger
Advertising statements, have limited protection under the First Amendment
Commercial Speech
A person may not be tried twice for the same crime or forced to testify against themselves when accused of a crime
Double Jeopardy
Legal safeguards that prevent the government from arbitrarily depriving people of life, liberty, or property without adhering to strict legal procedures
Due Process
Speech that inflicts injury or results in public disorder
Fighting Words
An ancient right and Constitutional guarantee that protects an individual in custody from being held without the right to be heard in a court of law
Habeas Corpus
False written statements that harm the reputation of another person
Libel
Indecent or offensive speech or expression
Obscenity
False spoken statements that harm the reputation of another person
Slander
