Unit 3 Gov quizlet

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Which of the following are incorrectly paired

13th - right of women to vote

At end of Civil War, as a result of the northern victory, which amendments became apart of the Constitution ?

13th, 14th, 15th

Cruel and unusual punishments and excessive bail and fine are forbidden by which amendment

8th

SC overturned the constitutionality of separate but equal in

Brown v. Board Of Ed ****

Racial discrimination in public accommodations such as in restaurants and hotels was banned in

Civil Rights Act of 1964

The 13th amendment effectively invalided which SC decision

Dred Scott v. Sandford

Comparison ?

Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) : Incorporated a right to legal counsel McDonald v. Chicago (2010) : Incorporated the right to bear arms for self-defense

The Supreme Court in 1925 ruled that the 1st amendment applied to the states in

Gitlow v. New York

Which of the following is a correct understanding of Martin Luther King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"?

It condoned the breaking of unjust laws.

What happened when federal troops withdrew from the South in 1877?

Jim Crows laws were passed which segregated the races and the Separate but equal process

Which Supreme Court case upheld the placing of Japansese into internment camps during WW2?

Korematsu v. U.S

Which 1973 Court case , in an attempt to redefine obscenity, ruled that local standards might affect the assessment of obscenity

Miller. V California

the right of citizens to be made aware of their constitutional guarantees against self-incrimination and to be represent by counsel was established in

Miranda v. Arizona

The Supreme Court case that dealt with the publication of the Pentagon Papers was

NYT v The U.S

Which of the following Cases made decisions regarding the establishment of religion?

School District of Abington Township, PA v. Schenpp

Which of the following amendments has most recently been incorporated?

Second

Select the following statement that is true

Since Roe. v Wade , public opinion on abortion has not changed dramatically.

Selective incorporation is best defined as which of the following?

The constitutional doctrine that applies some, but not all, protections of the Bill of Rights to the states and to all levels of government

Which of the following bars educational instructions that receive federal funds from discriminating against female students

Title 9

Affirmative action refers to **

a policy giving special consecrations to groups that historically have been disadvantaged

Clause of the 14th guarantees all citizens receive equal protections The restraints of the equal protections apply to ?

actions of government, not private individuals

the police arrest a suspect, who then immediately confesses to the crime before he is read his rights. The admission of guilt is

admissible in court under Miranda v. Arizona (1965).

Civil Liberties , the personal guarantees and freedoms that the government cannot abridge by law

are not absolute and must be balanced against other considerations.

Which of the following activities could be prohibited by law based on New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)?

blogger announces she will publish classified information on a government surveillance program.

Biggest difference between civil rights and liberates is that **

civil liberties have to do with individual protections while civil rights are protections on the basis of group attributes

Affirmative Acton laws are designed to remedy which kind of discrimination

de facto

the Bill of Rights begins with the words "Congress shall make no laws" telling the reader that the Bill of Rights is intended to protect citizens only from the national government,. Yet most of the provisions of the Bill of Rights now limit states as well. Which of the following provisions is most relevant in explain that change?

due process clause of the 14th

One area in which AA have made substantial progress since 1960's is

elective office

which of the following statements is reflected in the table?

equal protection clause of 14th

the landmark case of Brown. BOE ruled that segregated schools were not accepted because of the

equal protection clause of the 14th

The "exclusionary rules" means

evidence gathered in violation of the fourth amendment has not been allowed to be introduced during a trial.

Which of the following is TRUE about the ERA ?

fell three states short of the 3/4 majority needed to be ratified

The individual right considered to be the most fundamental of all rights in the Bill of Rights is

freedom of expression

The proposed Era would have **

gender

A standard of review in which the Court determines whether classifications serve as important government objective and are substantially related to serving that objective is known as

intermediate standard of review

Which of the following statements best explains the impact of this decision (Gideon V Wainwright) ?

it applied the Sixth Amendment to the states through the incorporation doctrine

False written statement that defames the character and reputation of an individual is known as

libel

The Supreme Court has ruled that affirmative action laws

may only count race as a "plus" when hiring job applicants.

The "Right to Privacy" is

not specifically mentioned in the Constitution

which of the following rights is protected by the 5th amendment ?

protection against self-incrimination

All of the following concepts are guaranteed to a citizen accused of a crime EXCEPT ?

protection from capital punishment

strict scrutiny test applies to

race and ethnicity

Roe v Wade(1973) rule that a woman's right to an abortion came from the ?

right to privacy

Which of the following forms of expression is protected by the 1st amendment?

symbolic speech

Rational basis is a

test that has been applied when a law classifies based on sex, requiring the government to show that there is a compelling reason for the law and no other less restrictive way to meet the interest.

In Engel v. Vitale (1962) , the Supreme court ruled that

the reciting of a state- required prayer in public school constituted an impermissible establishment of religion under the First amendment.

Which of the following provisions is most relevant in explaining the incorporation of the Bill of Rights against the states ?

the rights "retained by the people" in the 9th amendment

The right of government to keep a newspaper from publishing info that would be harmful to the reputation of politicians who led a military conflict

would be denied as "prior restraint"


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