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.
