Unit 3 AP GoPo

Question 1

Civil Rights

Answer 1

Granted by the legislature, protect equality

Question 2

Civil Liberties

Answer 2

Natural, protected by the constitution, protect individual freedoms

Question 3

Establishment Clause (1st amendment)

Answer 3

The government cannot establish a religion

Question 4

Free Exercise Clause

Answer 4

The government cannot block free exercise of religion

Question 5

Time, place, and manner restrictions

Answer 5

The government may ban speech for certain times, places, or in certain manners to uphold public order

Question 6

Defamation

Answer 6

Speech that damages the reputation of someone

Question 7

Clear and Present Danger

Answer 7

Speech may be prohibited if it poses a clear and present danger to public safety

Question 8

Prior Restraint (1st amendment)

Answer 8

Suppression of material or publications that may be harmful or false

Question 9

Selective Incorporation

Answer 9

SCOTUS application of the bill of rights to states one piece at a time

Question 10

Due Process Clauses

Answer 10

5th amendment: applies to national government
14th amendment: applies to states

Question 11

Enumerated Rights

Answer 11

Rights protected by specific clauses in the constitution

Question 12

Unenumerated Rights

Answer 12

Rights not written in the constitution, but are implied

Question 13

Equal Protection Clause (14th amendment)

Answer 13

Requires states to practice equal application of laws to all people

Question 14

Majority Rule

Answer 14

The largest group decides policy

Question 15

Minority Rights

Answer 15

The largest group cannot enact policy that harms minority groups

Question 16

Affirmative Action

Answer 16

Favoring of historically disenfranchised or discriminated groups in hiring and admissions processes