Unit 3 Study Guide
Which case overturned Plessy's separate but equal doctrine?
Brown v. Board of Education
What does the free exercise clause in the First Amendment mean?
Govt. can't prohibit worshiping
What are the three largest third parties today in the United States?
Green, Libertarian, Constitutional
When a person gains citizenship through naturalization, you have all the rights of a natural born citizen EXCEPT
becoming President or Vice President
What are the different parts of the due process of law?
The right to an attorney
What amendment protects a person's right to speak out against the government?
1st
Which amendment guarantees freedoms and rights (religion, speech, press, assembly, petition)?
1st
Which amendment has the greatest impact on the rights of states and limiting the powers of the Federal government?
10th
Which amendment protects our rights and liberties by state governments?
14th
Which amendment protects the violation of rights and liberties by state governments?
14th
. What does due process mean?
A govt. Must follow all legal rights and protections a citizen has
What allows someone to vote without going to the precinct to vote?
Absentee Ballot
When it was created, the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution ensured rights for whom?
African Americans
Who submitted a proposal calling for a Bank of the United States?
Alexander Hamilton
What is the purpose of the "free exercise clause" of the First Amendment?
Allow people to worship as they see fit
Who favored a weaker central government and believed power should remain with the states?
Anti-Federalists
Which two groups of people are not allowed to vote?
Convicted felons, mentally impaired
The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified after which war?
Civil War
What does the establishment clause in the First Amendment state?
Congress can't make a law respecting a certain religion.
What stopped the use of "poll taxes" as a means of racial discrimination?
Constitutional Amendment
Means laws must be applied fairly and equally to all citizens, especially when accused of a crime.
Due Process
What phrase means that laws must be applied fairly and equally to all people, especially to a citizen accused of a crime?
Due Process
What Constitutional principle would be violated if a person was sentenced to life in prison without a jury trial?
Due process of law
Which case ruled that everyone has the right to an attorney for his or her defense in state and federal cases?
Gideon v. Wainwright
What did the Nineteenth Amendment do?
Gave women the right to vote.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended which laws in the south?
Jim Crow
Which Supreme Court case is the most famous interpretation of the due process provision?
Miranda v AZ
Which case required that individuals arrested for a crime must be advised of their right to remain silent and to have counsel (a lawyer) present?
Miranda v. AZ
What is the conferring of citizenship to a non-citizen living in the United States called?
Naturalization
What is an example of a limit that the government places on freedom of speech?
Printing a false ad that someone is a crook.
How are the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments similar?
Recognizing the basic civil rights of all races.
What are some of the rights a person has under Due Process of law?
Right to a fair and speedy trial
What are some things that are a part of the due process of law?
Right to a fair and speedy trial
Which Supreme Court case ruled that free speech would not be protected if an individual were a "clear and present danger" to United States security?
Schenck v. U.S.
What was the result of Brown v Board of Education?
Segregation in public schools was unequal
What are some civil liberties that the First Amendment protects?
Speech, press, religion, (free exercise and establishment), assemble/petition
Why were the 19th, 24th, and 26th amendments so important to the Constitution?
They expanded democratic principles to include more of the U.S. population.
What issue did the decision in Brown v Board of Education address?
segregation
