Federal Govt. - Ch.4 (Kahoot)

The individual right that is the MOST BASIC of individual rights:

freedom of expression

Government can lawfully prevent a political rally from taking place...

if it can be demonstrated that harmful acts WOULD result from the rally.

In 1987 the Supreme Court ruled that creationism:

is a religious doctrine, not a scientific theory

When can police legally begin interrogation of a suspect?

once suspect has been warned that words can be used as evidence

Inclusion of certain provisions in the Bill of Rights through 14th amendment so rights protected from state governments:

selective incorporation

Yelling fire in a crowded theater when there is no fire & people are hurt in panic violates FOS...

under doctrine of clear and present danger

Libel applies to defamation of an individual's reputation through:

written word

The Supreme Court has reasoned that a right of privacy is provided by:

The implication of the right to privacy by freedoms of Bill of Rights.

In Schenck v. United States (1919), the Supreme Court ruled that:

speech could be restricted when nation's security at stake.

Spoken words that are known to be false and harmful to a person's reputation are an example of:

slander

Right to counsel is guaranteed by:

the 6th amendment

Which amendment contains a due process clause?

14th amendment

In its 1969 Brandenburg v. Ohio ruling, the Supreme Court established the ________ test:

Imminent Lawless Action

Like all other rights, the right of free expression is:

NOT ABSOLUTE

The right to privacy was instrumental in which decision?

Roe v. Wade

What is true about the Sedition Act of 1798?

The Act prohibited malicious newspaper articles re: president

According to the Supreme Court, prayer in public schools violates:

the establishment clause

Individual right in the Bill of Rights were extended by the 14th amendment to include protection from deprivation of DP rights by:

actions of the state and local governments

The term civil liberties refers to specific individual rights that:

are constitutionally protected from infringement by the government

In deciding two 2014 cases involving legality of cell phone search - the Supreme Court ruled:

cell phone can't be searched unless police suspect terrorism

In Mapp v. Ohio, the selective incorporation process was extended to include:

criminal proceedings in the states

The exclusionary rule states:

evidence obtained illegally is not admissible in court

The establishment clause prohibits government from:

favoring one religion over another / supporting religion over no religion

In the Johnson flag-burning case, the Supreme Court ruled that:

flag burning, although offensive, cannot be prohibited.