Bill of Rights Quiz
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 civil liberties | the freedoms we have to think and act without UNFAIR government intrusion |
| censorship | the government cant stop you in advance by banning offensive ideas |
| petition | formal request |
| slander | spoken lies |
| libel | written lies |
| search warrant | court order allowing the government to search a suspects house with a good reason for evidence |
| double jeopardy | people who are accused of crimes and judged not guilty may not be trialed again |
| due process | following established legal procedures |
| eminent domain | right of the government to take private property for public use |
| indictment | a formal charge by the grand jury |
| grand jury | group of people who review the evidence against the accused |
| bail | a sum of money used as a security deposit |
| establishment clause | the government cannot establish or favor one religion over another |
| free exercise clause | we must be able to practice our faith no matter how odd some may say it is without government intrusion |
| freedom of press | freedom of expression through print |
| examples of press | tv, radio, computer |
| zenger case | Peter Zenger wrote really bad things in the newspaper about the governor of New York, but they were all true! They put him in jail. He gets a defendant who shows them the first amendment. He is released |
| freedom of speech | we can speak our minds in public or private without fear of government intrusion |
| Tinker vs. Des Moines Case | -Shy kids in 8th grade (brother and sister) came to school wearing little black armbands (with nothing on them). They were against Vietnam war.They got suspended from school, so their parents sued. They won the case. Tt established symbolic speech, and it is the first time it extended freedoms to kids! |
| second amendment | right to bear arms |
| 3rd amendment | no quartering |
| 4th amendment | no unreasonable searches without a probable cause |
| rights of the accused | 4 5 6 and 8 amendments |
| amendment 7 | concerns lawsuits between two people, not between the government and a person |
| 9th and 10th amendments | states that the rights in the constitution are not the rights people have |
| segregation | social separation of races |
| discrimination | unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group |
| Civil Rights | the rights of full citizenship and equality under the law |
| Affirmative Action | Programs that try to make up for past discrimination |
| Racial Profiling | Being singles out as suspects because of the way you look |
| Bail | a sum of money used as a security deposit |
| Suffrage | the right to vote |
| Poll Taxes | require voters to pay a certain sum of money before casting a vote |
| 5th Amendment | Name the amendment this applies to: double jeopardy |
| 5th amendment | Name the amendment this applies to: eminent domain |
| 5th Amendment | Name the amendment this applies to: Indictment |
| 5th Amendment | Name the amendment this applies to: Grand jury |
| 6th Amendment | Name the amendment this applies to: speedy, public trial |
| 6th amendment | Name the amendment this applies to: jury trial (unless want judge) |
| 6th Amendment | Name the amendment this applies to: impartial jury |
| 6th amendment | Name the amendment this applies to: hear witnesses |
| 6th Amendment | Name the amendment this applies to: have a lawyer |
| 6th Amendment | Name the amendment this applies to: know the charges against you |
| 8th Amendment | Name the amendment this applies to: excessive bail |
| 8th Amendment | Name the amendment this applies to: cruel and unusual punishment |
| 8th amendment | Name the amendment this applies to: excessive fines |
| 7th amendment | Name the amendment this applies to: suing |
| 9th Amendment | anything left out of the constitution still applies (implied powers) |
| 10th Amendment | powers reserved to states (reserved powers) |
| 13th amendment | abolishes slavery |
| 14th amendment | guarantees all citizens "equal protection of the laws" |
| 15th Amendment | gives African Americans the right to vote |
| 13 14 and 15 | civil war amendments |
| 17th amendment | enables voters to vote directly for the senators |
| 19th Amendment | gives women the right to vote |
| 22nd amendment | limits presidents to 2 terms in office |
| 23rd amendment | gives residents of DC the right to vote |
| 24th amendment | abolishes poll taxes |
| 26th amendment | sets voting age at 18 |
| Brown vs. Board of Education | supreme court rules NO MORE SEGREGATED SCHOOLS |
| 1954 | Brown vs. Board of Education |
| Civil Rights Act (first one) | congress sets up commission on civil rights and creates a division of civil rights in Justice Department |
| 1957 | Civil Rights Act (#1) |
| Equal Pay Act | bans wage discrimination based on race, gender, religion, or national origin. |
| 1963 | Equal Pay Act |
| Civil Rights Act (2) | strengthens 14th amendment prot`ections |
| 1964 | Civil Rights act 2 |
| Voting Rights Act | empowers federal government to intervene in voter registration discrimination |
| 1965 | Voting rights acts |
| Open Housing Act | prevents people selling and renting homes from using forms of discrimination |
| 1968 | Open housing act |
| Equal employment opportunity act | requires business owners to have affirmative action programs to boost minority levels |
| 1972 | equal employment opportunity act |
| Disabilities Act | bans discrimination against people with physical of mental problems |
| 1990 | disablities act |
| 1857 | dred scott |
| Gitlow Case | extended the 14th amendment |
| 1925 | Gitlow case |
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