Vocabbbbbbbb [Unit 3]

Question 1

Civil Liberties

Answer 1

Fundamental rights and freedoms protected from infringement by the gov

Question 2

Civil Rights

Answer 2

protections from discrimination as a member of a group

Question 3

Bill of Rights

Answer 3

First 10 amendments

list of freedoms

Question 4

Due Process Clause

Answer 4

14th Amendment

restricts state gov from taking away rights w/o legal safeguards

Question 5

Selective Incorporation

Answer 5

the process of applying the bill of rights to state gov

case-by-case

Question 6

Establishment Clause

Answer 6

1st Amendment

Protection against gov requiring supporting or practicing religion

Question 7

Free Exercise Clause

Answer 7

1st Amendment

Protection of the right to practice / express religious beliefs

Question 8

Clear & Present Danger

Answer 8

legal standard that speech posing an immediate and serious threat to national security is not protected

Question 9

Prior Restraint

Answer 9

the suppression of material prior to publication on the grounds that it might endanger national security

Question 10

Symbolic Speech

Answer 10

Protected expression in the form of images, signs, and other symbols

Question 11

Libel

Answer 11

untrue WRITTEN statement

Question 12

Slander

Answer 12

untrue SPOKEN statement

Question 13

Obscenity & Pornography
[i doubt u have to know this but its kinda funny that the book actually defined it]

Answer 13

sexually explicit words, images, or videos

Question 14

ex post facto laws

Answer 14

punished for something u did when it was legal

Question 15

Bill of attainder

Answer 15

punishing someone w/o trial

Question 16

writ of habeas corpus

Answer 16

documents stating reasons for arrest

Question 17

Procedural due process

Answer 17

fairness must be applied to everyone

Question 18

Exclusionary Rule

Answer 18

evidence obtained w/o warrent cannot be used

Question 19

double jeopardy

Answer 19

can’t be convicted of the same thing twice

Question 20

Miranda Rights

Answer 20

1) to remain silent
2) to an attorney

Question 21

Equal Protection Clause

Answer 21

14th Amendment

ensure equal protection regardless of race, gender, national origin, etc.

Question 22

Separate but Equal

Answer 22

segregation is chill as long as both facilities are equal

Question 23

de jure segregation

Answer 23

based on race / characteristics and by law

Question 24

de facto segregation

Answer 24

not by law but bc of natural patterns

Question 25

Affirmative Action

Answer 25

a policy that favors minorities in order to combat college discrimination

Question 26

Civil Disobedience

Answer 26

not obeying unjust / immoral laws

Question 27

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Answer 27

outlawed racial segregation in school / public places

can sue if dont desegregate

Question 28

Voting Rights Act 1965

Answer 28

outlaws literacy tests and authorizes Justice Dep to send fed officers to register voters

Question 29

Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments

Answer 29

prohibits sex discrimination in schools receiving fed aid
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increased female participation in sports