American Gov.: Chapter 19 Quiz

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Five freedoms guaranteed to Americans in the 1st Amendment

1. Religion 2. Speech 3. Press 4. Assembly 5. Petition

The first ten amendments to the Constitution

Bill of Rights

A foreign-born resident, or non-citizen

Alien

The guarantees of the safety of persons, opinions, and property from the arbitrary acts of government, including freedom of speech and freedom of religion

Civil Liberties

A term used for those positive acts of government that seek to make constitutional guarantees a reality for all people

Civil Rights

__________________________ are government actions that make sure Americans receive their constitutional guarantees of freedoms.

Civil Rights

Part of the 14th Amendment which guarantees that no state deny basic rights to its people

Due Process Clause

The 14th Amendment's ____________________________________ gives Americans the same protection against the State governments that the 1st Amendment gives against the Federal Government in ensuring freedom.

Due Process Clause

Separates church and state

Establishment Clause

Which 1st Amendment clause sets up a wall separating church and state?

Establishment Clause

The _________________________ Clause of the 1st Amendment stops the government from interfering with religious beliefs.

Free Exercise Clause

The second part of the constitutional guarantee of religious freedom, which guarantees to each person the right to believe whatever he or she chooses to believe in matters of religion

Free Exercise Clause

Which of the following is guaranteed by the 1st Amendment? a. Freedom from search and seizure b. Freedom of religious action c. Freedom of assembly d. Freedom of seditious speech

Freedom of assembly

Expression by conduct; communicating ideas through facial expressions, with body language, or by carrying a sign or wearing an armband

Symbolic speech

What is an example of symbolic speech?

Wearing a black armband to protest war

What Amendment extends the protections of the Bill of Rights to the States?

14th Amendment

False and malicious use of printed words

Libel

When the government makes rules about demonstrations, the rules...

Must protect people from hearing unpleasant things

Aliens are...

Non-citizens who were foreign born

Which of the following has been practiced by the Supreme Court? a. Picketing b. Seditious speech c. Libel d. Slander

Picketing

__________________ is walking around a place and carrying protest signs.

Picketing

The government cannot curb ideas before they are expressed

Prior Restraint

The process of incorporating, or including, most of the guarantees in the Bill of Rights into the 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause

Process of Incorporation

Civil liberties are best defined as...

Protections against government acts

__________________ is an act of destruction that is meant to hurt a nation's war or defense efforts.

Sabotage

The crime of attempting to overthrow the government by force, or to disrupt its lawful activities by violent acts

Sedition

A law which gives reporters some protection against having to disclose their sources or reveal other confidential informal in legal proceedings

Shield Law

States have given reporters some ability to protect their sources through...

Shield laws

False and malicious use of spoken words

Slander

The false and hateful use of spoken words is...

Slander


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