Unit 5 - Civil Liberties

Question 1

Thirteenth Amendment

Answer 1

Abolished slavery

Question 2

Fourteenth Amendment

Answer 2

States must respect civil liberties and immunities, offer due process and equal protection under the law

Question 3

Fifteenth Amendment

Answer 3

Granted Black males the right to vote

Question 4

Nineteenth Amendment

Answer 4

Gave women right to vote

Question 5

Twenty Fourth Amendment

Answer 5

Cannot deny voting rights due to poll tax or any other tax

Question 6

Twenty Sixth Amendment

Answer 6

Lowered the voting age to 18

Question 7

Age discrimination in employment Act

Answer 7

Prohibits discrimination of people over 40 in workplace

Question 8

Age discrimination Act

Answer 8

Prohibits age discrimination for receiving public assistance

Question 9

Civil Rights Act 1957

Answer 9

Prohibits racial intimidation when voting

Question 10

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Answer 10

Expanded the 1957 act to include all the other protected groups

Question 11

Voting rights act

Answer 11

Prohibits racial discrimination in voting period

Question 12

Fair housing act

Answer 12

Law requires equal housing regardless of race, sex etc.

Question 13

Rehabilitation Act

Answer 13

Requires reasonable accommodations for persons w/ disabilities

Question 14

Americans w/ Disabilities act

Answer 14

Prevents discrimination of persons w/ disabilities

Question 15

Equal pay act

Answer 15

Law made it illegal to pay men more than women for same work at same place

Question 16

Pregnancy discrimination act

Answer 16

Law made it illegal to discriminate against pregnant women

Question 17

Basis, Intermediate, and Strict Court Scrutiny

Answer 17

Cases organized by basic discrimination, then sex, then race and other protected groups

Question 18

Habeas Corpus

Answer 18

Cannot detain someone without convincing the judge why

Question 19

Bill of Attainder

Answer 19

Legislatures cannot try and convict someone, only the courts can

Question 20

Ex posto facto

Answer 20

Cannot convict someone now, of a crime that wasn’t illegal at the time

Question 21

There is only 1 crime that is defined in constitution

Answer 21

Treason

Question 22

First Amendment

Answer 22

Lists all our freedoms, speech, religion, assembly etc

Question 23

Second Amendment

Answer 23

Right to bear arms

Question 24

Fourth Amendment

Answer 24

No search and seizures w/o warrant

Question 25

Fifth Amendment

Answer 25

Due process, no double jeopardy, no self incrimination, government has to pay for turning private property into public property

Question 26

Sixth Amendment

Answer 26

Right to a lawyer, and speedy/public trial in state where crime was committed

Question 27

Mapp Vs Ohio and the Exclusionary Rule

Answer 27

Evidence obtained from illegal search cannot be used

Question 28

Eighth Amendment

Answer 28

No excessive bail/fines, no cruel and unusual punishment

Question 29

Seventh Amendment

Answer 29

Right to a civil case for settling disputes with another person or entity in a different state

Question 30

Kohl vs U.S

Answer 30

Established Eminent Domain, govt has to pay for taking your property

Question 31

Establishment Clause

Answer 31

prohibits the government from “establishing” a national religion

Question 32

Lemon vs Kurtzman

Answer 32

Created “Lemon” law, law stating govt. should not be involved w/ religion, advance or restrict it, and should not be based on religion.

Question 33

Free exercise clause

Answer 33

govt cannot restrict religious beliefs or practices

Question 34

Burwell vs Hobby Lobby

Answer 34

Owners do not have to cover birth control if it goes against their religious beliefs

Question 35

Tinker vs Des Moines

Answer 35

Students can protest as long as it is peaceful and non-disruptive

Question 36

Cohen vs California

Answer 36

Strengthened to freedom of speech right to include clothing ( in that case a jacket).

Question 37

Title IX

Answer 37

Schools must spend public funds on programs for boys and girls equally

Question 38

Brown vs Board of Educ.

Answer 38

Segregated schools are a violation of equal protection clause in 14th Amendment

Question 39

Gideon vs Wainright

Answer 39

Poor people must be provided counsel for felony cases

Question 40

U.S vs Miller

Answer 40

U.S can regulate firearms not regularly used by army, due to 2nd amendment clause of “well-regulated militia”

Question 41

Obergefell v. Hodges

Answer 41

same-sex married couples had the same rights as other married couples.

Question 42

Griswold vs Connecticut

Answer 42

Married couples can use birth control