Civil Liberties

Under which constitutional amendment would one find the phrase "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment be inflicted"?

Eighth Amendment

The Bill of Rights was made applicable to each state through which of the following?

Incorporation doctrine

Prior to this policy, the U.S. armed forces barred homosexuals from entering into the military. Moreover, if a member of the military was discovered as being a homosexual, he or she was discharged. What was this policy called?

"don't ask, don't tell, don't pursue."

This piece of legislation made it illegal to racially discriminate in public places. Moreover, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits "discrimination by employers on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin." The following year, the Voting Rights Act was passed further protecting African Americans' rights by eliminating literacy tests in voting, which were still used in several southern states.

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Which of the following actions would NOT be protected under freedom of speech? -An American burns the United States flag. -A student says a prayer in a public school. -A draftee burns a military draft card. -College students hold a rally on campus in protest of a war. -A Ku Klux Klan member chants "white power" during a KKK gathering.

A draftee burns a military draft card.

What is an exclusionary rule?

A policy forbidding the admission at trial of illegally seized evidence

. What was one of the main reasons the Bill of Rights was added to the U.S. Constitution?

Antifederalists were concerned that without a bill of rights, citizens would not be properly protected.

What are Civil Liberties?

Civil liberties are rights that are given to citizens and cannot be taken away by the government. They are guaranteed in the Constitution and are characterized as substantive rights, meaning they place limits on the national government.

The clause is included in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It grants citizens the right to practice their religion of choice without government interference. It restricts the government by creating a separation between church and state. This clause has been the basis of several Supreme Court cases, one of which includes the right of schools to teach creationism in the classroom.

Establishment clause

The question over whether a school can include creationism as a part of its curriculum has been presented to the Supreme Court. This particular controversial issue involves which of the following?

Establishment clause

Which of the following best describes the exclusionary rule? and this rule relates to what amendments?

Evidence obtained improperly cannot be used in court. 4th and 5th amendments

The wall of separation doctrine is linked with which of the following? and it states that?

Freedom of religion the Supreme Court adopted a "wall of separation" between church and state. This doctrine clearly states that government can in no way become involved in religion.

Whats slander?

If the alleged damaging statement is oral.

Which statement is true of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)?

It has not received the necessary ratification to become a Constitutional amendment.

In what way did the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 apply to immigration?

It mandated schools offer special accommodations to non-English-speaking students.

What's libel?

Libel is a written statement that defames the character of another. A person who feels as though he or she is a victim of libel may sue in court for damages.

In the spring of 2004, the Supreme Court of this state ruled that same-sex marriages was legal; it was the first state to do so. Although several states followed, there are thirty states that have a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage and civil unions.

Massachusetts

The Brandeis Brief, presented by Louis Brandeis in the Supreme Court case of?

Miller v. Oregon

sodomy

Obsolete term for anal sex, or for any homosexual contact. As a legal term it may refer to a variety of prohibited sex acts.

The Supreme Court case Planned Parenthood Association v. Casey ruled all of the following EXCEPT:

Physicians could perform tests to determine the viability of a fetus prior to an abortion.

This Supreme Court case decision also struck down a previous law mandating that a woman tell her spouse or partner of her intention to terminate her pregnancy.

Planned Parenthood Association v. Casey

This landmark piece of legislation provides protection for the disabled in employment and in public facilities. One of the provisions includes a mandatory accommodation for the disabled in public facilities which includes providing ramps and elevators.

The Americans with Disabilities Act

Which of the following requires public buildings and schools to reasonably accommodate the needs of the handicapped by providing ramps and elevators?

The Americans with Disabilities Act

The Rehabilitation Act

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is an expansion of which previous law?

A book written by Betty Friedan that The New York Times claimed "ignited the contemporary women's movement in 1963 and as a result permanently transformed the social fabric of the United States and countries around the world."

The Feminine Mystique

Which of the following greatly contributed to the rise of the feminist movement during the 1960s?

The publication of The Feminine Mystique

The attempt to increase the participation and representation of minorities in certain institutions is known as

affirmative action

Are civil liberties guaranteed in the Constitution?

`Yes

Despite the fact that Brown v. Board of Education ruled segregation illegal in 1954, public facilities including restaurants and department stores as well as neighborhoods remained segregated. This was an example of

de facto segregation

If a newspaper publishes an article that defames the character of another person it is called

libel

In 1992, President Bill Clinton introduced a policy known as "don't ask, don't tell, don't pursue." This was in response to which of the following?

military persons' sexual orientation

Substantive rights are rights that

place limits on the national government

The Brandeis Brief was important because it

protected the welfare of women from being overworked.

Which of the following occurred as a result of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? racial discrimination in public places became illegal employment discrimination based on gender was outlawed literacy tests in voting were eliminated

racial discrimination in public places became illegal employment discrimination based on gender was outlawed

A victorious moment for gay rights came in 2004 when the Massachusetts Supreme Court

ruled that same-sex marriage was legal

What is slander?

spoken

Prior to the incorporation doctrine

the Bill of Rights only applied to the federal government. When the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified and the incorporation doctrine developed, certain provisions of the Bill of Rights became applicable to state governments as well. It was a series of Supreme Court decisions beginning in the late 1800s that interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment to "incorporate" portions of the Bill of Rights which were henceforth enforceable by the states.

All Americans are guaranteed the freedom of speech and freedom of the press, what kind of rights are these?

they are substantive rights.

Freedom of the press also includes freedom from prior restraint, which means?

which means the press is free from censorship that mandates what can be written in advance. Once the words have been published, however, consequences may arise if what was said is proven "improper, mischievous, or illegal."

The Equal Rights Amendment was first introduced by Alice Paul and was designed to guarantee? Since its introduction, there have been numerous attempts to gain the necessary ratification to make it a Constitutional amendment; it has failed each time. why?

women equality. Congress passed the legislation; however, not enough states have been willing to ratify it.