Unit 3

Question 1

Civil liberties

Answer 1

rights listed in the Constitution

Question 2

Civil rights

Answer 2

rights that are fought for. Rights denied to certain groups of people

Question 3

1st

Answer 3

Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition

Question 4

2nd:

Answer 4

Right to bear arms

Question 5

3rd:

Answer 5

No quartering of troops

Question 6

4th

Answer 6

No unreasonable searches or seizures

Question 7

5th:

Answer 7

Due Process Clauses (FEDERAL), protection from self-incrimination, no double jeopardy

Question 8

6th:

Answer 8

Right to a speedy trial, trial by jury, right to a lawyer (CRIMINAL CASES)

Question 9

7th:

Answer 9

Right to a speedy trial, trial by jury, right to a lawyer (CIVIL CASES)

Question 10

8th

Answer 10

No cruel or unusual punishment

Question 11

9th:

Answer 11

Rights not listed in the Constitution still apply Example: Right to privacy

Question 12

10th:

Answer 12

Powers are reserved to the states

Question 13

13th:

Answer 13

Abolished slavery

Question 14

14th:

Answer 14

Due Process Clause (STATES), Equal Protection Clause, grants citizenship

Question 15

15th:

Answer 15

Voting cannot be denied based on race → Allows African American men right to vote

Question 16

19th:

Answer 16

Voting cannot be denied based on sex → Allows women the right to vote

Question 17

24th

Answer 17

24th: Prohibits poll tax

Question 18

Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment

Answer 18

Ensures that all citizens in the United States have the same protections and rights

Question 19

Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment

Answer 19

Government must follow certain steps (STATE LEVEL)

Question 20

Selective Incorporation

Answer 20

Process of applying the Bill of Rights to the states

Question 21

Free Exercise Clause

Answer 21

Government cannot infringe on someone carrying out their religious practices → Wisconsin v. Yoder

Question 22

Establishment Clause:

Answer 22

Government cannot establish a national religion → Engel v. Vitale

Question 23

De facto segregation

Answer 23

De facto: fact/reality that people naturally separate themselves

Question 24

De jure segregation

Answer 24

De jure: segregation forced by law (Example: Jim Crows)

Question 25

Message from Letter from Birmingham Jail

Answer 25

- Written by MLK - Promoting nonviolence/civil disobedience

Question 26

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Answer 26

Ban discrimination in public places and in the hiring process

Question 27

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Answer 27

eliminates barriers put in place to restrict voting Poll tax, own property, literacy tests

Question 28

"Separate but equal"

Answer 28

Plessy v. Ferguson allowed “Separate but equal” which allowed segregation

Question 29

"Seperate but not equal"

Answer 29

Brown v. Board of Education: “Separate but equal” is unconstitutional

Question 30

Limitations on Freedom of Speech/Assembly Speech:

Answer 30

Speech: Slander, obscenity, advertisements

Question 31

Limitations on Freedom of Speech/Assembly Press:

Answer 31

Libel

Question 32

Limitations on Freedom of Speech/Assembly Assembly/petition:

Answer 32

riot (violence)

Question 33

Title IX

Answer 33

Allow opportunities for co-curriculars for female and male students

Question 34

Marbury v. Madison (1803)

Answer 34

The judicial branch has the power of judicial review from Article III of the Constitution

Question 35

McCulloch v. Maryland(1819)

Answer 35

The federal can create a bank because of necessary and proper clause States cannot tax the federal government because of supremacy clause

Question 36

Schenck v. the United States(1919)

Answer 36

Speech that creates a clear and present danger is NOT protected by the Constitution's 1st Amendment Freedom of Speech

Question 37

Brown v. Board of Education(1954)

Question 38

Engel v. Vitale (1962)

Answer 38

Required prayer in public schools is unconstitutional because of the 1st Amendment Freedom of Religion Establishment Clause

Question 39

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969)

Answer 39

Students wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War are protected by the 1st Amendment Freedom of Speech (symbolic speech)

Question 39

Baker v. Carr (1962)

Answer 39

States must redistrict every 10 years because of the 14th Amendment equal protection clause “One person, one vote”

Question 40

Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

Answer 40

Everyone has the right to a lawyer because of the 6th Amendment

Question 41

New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)

Answer 41

The US federal government cannot use prior restraint against the press/media beaucase of the 1st Amendment Freedom of Press

Question 42

Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)

Answer 42

Amish children do not have to attend public school past 8th grade because of the 1st Amendment Freedom of Religion Free Exercise Clause

Question 43

Shaw v. Reno (1993)

Answer 43

Gerrymandering solely based on race is unconstitutional because 14th Amendment equal protection clause

Question 44

United States v. Lopez (1995)

Answer 44

The federal government cannot use the commerce clause to regulate guns in state schools.

Question 45

McDonald v. Chicago (2010)

Answer 45

The 2nd Amendment applies to all levels of government (local, state, and federal) because of the 14th Amendment due process clause