Study sets matching "government liberties civil rights"
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Civil Liberties
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Ex Post Facto Law
Bill of Attainder
-Rights belonging to all citizens... -Can also be defined as limi…
-Prisoner's right to a court review of his/her case to determi…
-A law making an action illegal retroactively... -Criminalizes ac…
-Act of the legislature declaring a person or group of persons…
Civil Liberties
-Rights belonging to all citizens... -Can also be defined as limi…
Writ of Habeas Corpus
-Prisoner's right to a court review of his/her case to determi…
Civil Liberties
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Ex Post Facto Law
Bill of Attainder
-Rights belonging to all citizens... -Can also be defined as limi…
-Prisoner's right to a court review of his/her case to determi…
-A law making an action illegal retroactively... -Criminalizes ac…
-Act of the legislature declaring a person or group of persons…
Civil Liberties
-Rights belonging to all citizens... -Can also be defined as limi…
Writ of Habeas Corpus
-Prisoner's right to a court review of his/her case to determi…
Fiscal Policy
Double Jeopardy
Indictment
Sedition
Taxing and spending policies
Being prosecuted twice for the same offense. Banned by the 5th…
Grand Jury order that suspect must stand trial for a criminal…
Advocacy of the overthrow of the government.
Fiscal Policy
Taxing and spending policies
Double Jeopardy
Being prosecuted twice for the same offense. Banned by the 5th…
What is the difference between civil li…
Selective Incorporation
14th Amendment - Due Process Clause
Establishment Clause
Liberties are limitations placed on gov't. (L&L). Things…
ensures states cannot enact laws that take away the constituti…
supreme court says 14th means no State can deny to any person…
- U.S. can't choose an official religion (can't pick one relig…
What is the difference between civil li…
Liberties are limitations placed on gov't. (L&L). Things…
Selective Incorporation
ensures states cannot enact laws that take away the constituti…
clear and present danger test
due process of law
equal protection of the law
establishment clause
Interpretation of the First Amendment that holds that the gove…
Constitutional requirement for fundamental fairness in our leg…
idea that all citizens should be treated equally under the law…
Clause in the First Amendment that says the government may not…
clear and present danger test
Interpretation of the First Amendment that holds that the gove…
due process of law
Constitutional requirement for fundamental fairness in our leg…
Civil Liberties
Clear and Present Danger
Free Exercise Clause
Establishment Clause
Constitutional freedoms listed in 1st Amendment guaranteed to…
Speech that creates an immediate threat to others
1st amendment clause that says you can practice religion as lo…
Separates church and state
Civil Liberties
Constitutional freedoms listed in 1st Amendment guaranteed to…
Clear and Present Danger
Speech that creates an immediate threat to others
Civil Liberties
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Ex Post Facto Law
Bill of Attainder
-Rights belonging to all citizens... -Can also be defined as limi…
-Prisoner's right to a court review of his/her case to determi…
-A law making an action illegal retroactively... -Criminalizes ac…
-Act of the legislature declaring a person or group of persons…
Civil Liberties
-Rights belonging to all citizens... -Can also be defined as limi…
Writ of Habeas Corpus
-Prisoner's right to a court review of his/her case to determi…
Civil Liberties
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Ex Post Facto Law
Bill of Attainder
-Rights belonging to all citizens... -Can also be defined as limi…
-Prisoner's right to a court review of his/her case to determi…
-A law making an action illegal retroactively... -Criminalizes ac…
-Act of the legislature declaring a person or group of persons…
Civil Liberties
-Rights belonging to all citizens... -Can also be defined as limi…
Writ of Habeas Corpus
-Prisoner's right to a court review of his/her case to determi…
Civil Liberties
Civil Rights
writ of habeas corpus
bills of attainder
Rights that belong to everyone; protections against government;
Positive acts of government designed to prevent discrimination…
You must be brought before the court and informed of charges a…
You cannot be punished without a trial.
Civil Liberties
Rights that belong to everyone; protections against government;
Civil Rights
Positive acts of government designed to prevent discrimination…
Civil Liberties
Civil Rights
writ of habeas corpus
ex post facto laws
Rights that belong to everyone; protections against government;
Positive acts of government designed to prevent discrimination…
You must be brought before the court and informed of charges a…
Laws applied to acts committed before the laws' passage are un…
Civil Liberties
Rights that belong to everyone; protections against government;
Civil Rights
Positive acts of government designed to prevent discrimination…
Civil Liberties
Civil Rights
writ of habeas corpus
bills of attainder
Rights that belong to everyone; protections against government;
Positive acts of government designed to prevent discrimination…
You must be brought before the court and informed of charges a…
You cannot be punished without a trial.
Civil Liberties
Rights that belong to everyone; protections against government;
Civil Rights
Positive acts of government designed to prevent discrimination…
Civil Liberties
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Ex Post Facto Law
Bill of Attainder
-Rights belonging to all citizens... -Can also be defined as limi…
-Prisoner's right to a court review of his/her case to determi…
-A law making an action illegal retroactively... -Criminalizes ac…
-Act of the legislature declaring a person or group of persons…
Civil Liberties
-Rights belonging to all citizens... -Can also be defined as limi…
Writ of Habeas Corpus
-Prisoner's right to a court review of his/her case to determi…
Civil Liberties
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Ex Post Facto Law
Bill of Attainder
-Rights belonging to all citizens... -Can also be defined as limi…
-Prisoner's right to a court review of his/her case to determi…
-A law making an action illegal retroactively... -Criminalizes ac…
-Act of the legislature declaring a person or group of persons…
Civil Liberties
-Rights belonging to all citizens... -Can also be defined as limi…
Writ of Habeas Corpus
-Prisoner's right to a court review of his/her case to determi…
Civil Liberties
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Ex Post Facto Law
Bill of Attainder
- belong to all citizens... - limitations on the power of the gov…
-Prisoner's right to a court review of his/her case to determi…
-A law making an action illegal retroactively... -Criminalizes ac…
-Act of the legislature declaring a person or group of persons…
Civil Liberties
- belong to all citizens... - limitations on the power of the gov…
Writ of Habeas Corpus
-Prisoner's right to a court review of his/her case to determi…
Civil Liberties
Civil Rights
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Ex Post Facto
Protections the Constitution provides against the abuse of gov…
Protecting Certain Groups against Discrimination
Article 1, Section 9 Relief from unlawful imprisonment, legal…
A law that makes illegal an act that was legal when committed,…
Civil Liberties
Protections the Constitution provides against the abuse of gov…
Civil Rights
Protecting Certain Groups against Discrimination
Civil Liberties
Civil Rights
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Ex Post Facto
Protections the Constitution provides against the abuse of gov…
Protecting Certain Groups against Discrimination
Article 1, Section 9 Relief from unlawful imprisonment, legal…
A law that makes illegal an act that was legal when committed,…
Civil Liberties
Protections the Constitution provides against the abuse of gov…
Civil Rights
Protecting Certain Groups against Discrimination
Civil Rights
Civil Liberties
Bill of Rights
1st Amendment
Guarantees of equal rights and equal treatment under the law,…
Basic freedoms guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution, such as…
Fist 10 Amendments; Limits the power and protects citizens of…
Freedom of,... Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition, and Religion.
Civil Rights
Guarantees of equal rights and equal treatment under the law,…
Civil Liberties
Basic freedoms guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution, such as…
brown v board of education
Plessy v ferguson
marbury v madison
miranda v arizona
outlawed segregation in school
created "separate but equal"
Marbury was not send his commission so he filed a suit, but th…
you do not have to speak unless you are told your rightsused t…
brown v board of education
outlawed segregation in school
Plessy v ferguson
created "separate but equal"
Due Process Clause
Selective Incorporation
Bill of Rights
Civil Liberties
Clause in the 14th Amendment that says no state can take away…
The manner in which the Supreme Court has interpreted the guar…
The first ten amendments added to the Constitution, ratified i…
Freedoms protected against any unjust actions taken by the gov…
Due Process Clause
Clause in the 14th Amendment that says no state can take away…
Selective Incorporation
The manner in which the Supreme Court has interpreted the guar…
Civil Liberties
Civil Rights
writ of habeas corpus
bills of attainder
Rights that belong to everyone; protections against government;
Positive acts of government designed to prevent discrimination…
You must be brought before the court and informed of charges a…
You cannot be punished without a trial.
Civil Liberties
Rights that belong to everyone; protections against government;
Civil Rights
Positive acts of government designed to prevent discrimination…
What is the difference between civil li…
Selective Incorporation
14th Amendment - Due Process Clause
Establishment Clause
Liberties are limitations placed on gov't. (L&L). Things…
ensures states cannot enact laws that take away the constituti…
supreme court says 14th means no State can deny to any person…
- U.S. can't choose an official religion (can't pick one relig…
What is the difference between civil li…
Liberties are limitations placed on gov't. (L&L). Things…
Selective Incorporation
ensures states cannot enact laws that take away the constituti…
due process
warrant
bail
habeas corpus
following established legal procedures and fair laws before yo…
legal document that allows a search or seizure
money pledged by the accused to assure they will show up in co…
An order to produce an arrested person before a judge to make…
due process
following established legal procedures and fair laws before yo…
warrant
legal document that allows a search or seizure
civil liberties
Bill of Rights
First Amendment
Incorporation Doctrine
laws that protect people from the government; including freedo…
the first ten amendments to the constitution
Freedom of the press, speech, religion, to petition the govern…
When a right is nationalized - provisions apply to the states…
civil liberties
laws that protect people from the government; including freedo…
Bill of Rights
the first ten amendments to the constitution
Due Process
4 Freedoms of the First Amendment
****NYT v. Sullivan
****Hustler Magazine v. Falwell
"Innocent until proven guilty"; fair and intricate process for…
Religion, Speech, Assembly, and Petitioning the government
○Category: Libel & Slander ... ●Verdict: In order to prove libel…
○Category: Libel and Slander... ●Verdict: public figures are mor…
Due Process
"Innocent until proven guilty"; fair and intricate process for…
4 Freedoms of the First Amendment
Religion, Speech, Assembly, and Petitioning the government
Affirmative action
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Bethel Schools v. Fraser
Bill of Rights
a wide range of programs aimed at expanding opportunities for…
makes it unlawful to discriminate employees based on a disabil…
Schools CAN prohibit use of vulgar language.
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
Affirmative action
a wide range of programs aimed at expanding opportunities for…
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
makes it unlawful to discriminate employees based on a disabil…