Study sets matching "us government civil liberties"
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Bill of Rights
Civil Liberties
Cruel and unusual punishment
Eighth Amendment
the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
legal and constitutional protections against government infrin…
Eighth Amendment prohibits such punishment.
forbids cruel and unusual punishment, although it does not def…
Bill of Rights
the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
Civil Liberties
legal and constitutional protections against government infrin…
incorporation theory
establishment clause
libel
slander
Since 1925, the Supreme Court has gradually accepted the _____…
section of the First Amendment that prohibits the establishmen…
written defamation
spoken defamation
incorporation theory
Since 1925, the Supreme Court has gradually accepted the _____…
establishment clause
section of the First Amendment that prohibits the establishmen…
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
Affirmative action
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Civil rights
Equal protection of the laws
a policy designed to give special consideration to members of…
strengthened protections of individuals with disabilities by r…
Rights of individuals to receive equal treatment (and to be fr…
the Fourteenth Amendment's mandate that all people be protecte…
Affirmative action
a policy designed to give special consideration to members of…
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
strengthened protections of individuals with disabilities by r…
Blue law
Civil liberties
Civil rights
Conscientious objector
Created to uphold religious or moral statement
Protections individuals have against excessive or arbitrary go…
Guarantees of government protection against discrimination or…
Person who claims right to refuse military service on grounds…
Blue law
Created to uphold religious or moral statement
Civil liberties
Protections individuals have against excessive or arbitrary go…
Bill of Rights
Civil Liberties
Cruel and unusual punishment
Eighth Amendment
the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
legal and constitutional protections against government infrin…
Eighth Amendment prohibits such punishment.
forbids cruel and unusual punishment, although it does not def…
Bill of Rights
the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
Civil Liberties
legal and constitutional protections against government infrin…
Affirmative action
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Civil rights
Equal protection of the laws
a policy designed to give special consideration to members of…
strengthened protections of individuals with disabilities by r…
Rights of individuals to receive equal treatment (and to be fr…
the Fourteenth Amendment's mandate that all people be protecte…
Affirmative action
a policy designed to give special consideration to members of…
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
strengthened protections of individuals with disabilities by r…
Affirmative action
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Civil rights
Equal protection of the laws
a policy designed to give special consideration to members of…
strengthened protections of individuals with disabilities by r…
Rights of individuals to receive equal treatment (and to be fr…
a clause in the Fourteenth Amendment's that mandates that the…
Affirmative action
a policy designed to give special consideration to members of…
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
strengthened protections of individuals with disabilities by r…
civil liberties
due process
Barron v. Baltimore
total incorporation
constitutionally established guarantees that protect citizens,…
the legal safeguards that prevent the government from arbitrar…
ruled that the Fifth Amendment applies only to actions taken b…
the theory that the Fifth Amendment's due process clause requi…
civil liberties
constitutionally established guarantees that protect citizens,…
due process
the legal safeguards that prevent the government from arbitrar…
Affirmative action
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Civil rights
Equal protection of the laws
a policy designed to give special consideration to members of…
strengthened protections of individuals with disabilities by r…
Rights of individuals to receive equal treatment (and to be fr…
the Fourteenth Amendment's mandate that all people be protecte…
Affirmative action
a policy designed to give special consideration to members of…
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
strengthened protections of individuals with disabilities by r…
Civil Liberties
Barron v Baltimore 1833
Gitlow v New York 1925
Incorporation Doctrine
protections against the government being in your business
Bill of Rights protections only apply to the national governme…
Bill of Rights protections extend to the states, overturns Bar…
the Bill of Rights is nationalized and applicable to the states
Civil Liberties
protections against the government being in your business
Barron v Baltimore 1833
Bill of Rights protections only apply to the national governme…
Assemble
Bill of Rights
Civil Liberties
Civil Rights
To gather with one another in order to express views on public…
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
The guarantees of the safety of persons, opinions, and propert…
A term used for those positive acts of government that seek to…
Assemble
To gather with one another in order to express views on public…
Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
Civil Liberties
Bill of Rights
First Amendment
Barron v. Baltimore
The legal constitutional protections against government. Altho…
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which define…
The constitutional amendment that establishes the four great l…
The 1833 Supreme Court decision holding that the Bill of Right…
Civil Liberties
The legal constitutional protections against government. Altho…
Bill of Rights
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which define…
Bill of Rights
civil liberties
due process
incorporation
The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution, containing…
Constitutional freedoms guaranteed to all citizens
5th Amendment Principle stating that government must follow pr…
A process that extended the protections of the Bill of Rights…
Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution, containing…
civil liberties
Constitutional freedoms guaranteed to all citizens
Bill of Rights
Civil Liberties
Civil Rights
Content Neutral
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
The guarantees of the safety of persons, opinions, and propert…
A term used for those positive acts of government that seek to…
The government may not regulate assemblies on the basic on wha…
Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
Civil Liberties
The guarantees of the safety of persons, opinions, and propert…
Bill of Rights
Ninth Amendment
Tenth Amendment
Civil liberties
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which large…
Part of the Bill of Rights that makes it clear that enumeratin…
The final part of the Bill of Rights that defines the basic pr…
The personal guarantees and freedoms that the government canno…
Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which large…
Ninth Amendment
Part of the Bill of Rights that makes it clear that enumeratin…
civil liberties
Bill of Rights
First Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
The legal constitutional protections against government. Altho…
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which defin…
The constitutional amendment that establishes the four great l…
The constitutional amendment adopted after the civil war that…
civil liberties
The legal constitutional protections against government. Altho…
Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which defin…
civil rights
civil liberties
1st Amendment
Establishment clause
positive acts of government that protect people from discrimin…
protections for the people against the government (Bill of Rig…
freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press
(1st Amendment) separation of church and state
civil rights
positive acts of government that protect people from discrimin…
civil liberties
protections for the people against the government (Bill of Rig…
Bill of Rights
Civil Liberties
Cruel and unusual punishment
Eighth Amendment
the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
legal and constitutional protections against government infrin…
Eighth Amendment prohibits such punishment.
forbids cruel and unusual punishment, although it does not def…
Bill of Rights
the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
Civil Liberties
legal and constitutional protections against government infrin…
Assemble
Bill of Rights
Civil Liberties
Civil Rights
To gather with one another in order to express views on public…
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
The guarantees of the safety of persons, opinions, and propert…
A term used for those positive acts of government that seek to…
Assemble
To gather with one another in order to express views on public…
Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Ex Post Facto Law
Bill of Attainder
Due Process Clause
A court order requiring explanation to a judge why a prisoner…
Retroactive criminal law that works to the disadvantage of a p…
Legislative act inflicting punishment, including deprivation o…
Clause in the Fifth Amendment limiting the power of the nation…
Writ of Habeas Corpus
A court order requiring explanation to a judge why a prisoner…
Ex Post Facto Law
Retroactive criminal law that works to the disadvantage of a p…
Affirmative action
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Civil rights
Equal protection of the laws
a policy designed to give special consideration to members of…
strengthened protections of individuals with disabilities by r…
Rights of individuals to receive equal treatment (and to be fr…
a clause in the Fourteenth Amendment's that mandates that the…
Affirmative action
a policy designed to give special consideration to members of…
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
strengthened protections of individuals with disabilities by r…
Assembly
Petition
Civil Disobedience
Involuntary Servitude
A right guaranteed in the First Amendment of the Constitution…
A right guaranteed in the First Amendment of the Constitution…
Deliberate refusal to obey a law or comply with the order of p…
A person laboring against that person's will to benefit anothe…
Assembly
A right guaranteed in the First Amendment of the Constitution…
Petition
A right guaranteed in the First Amendment of the Constitution…
5 freedoms the first amendment provides
establishment clause vs free exercise c…
lemon test (what is it? How does it wor…
allowable vs un-allowable forms of spee…
speech... press... religion... assembly... protest
establishment clause: the clause in the First Amendment of the…
This is a test that was created during the court case of Lemon…
you have the right to say anything you like, as long as it doe…
5 freedoms the first amendment provides
speech... press... religion... assembly... protest
establishment clause vs free exercise c…
establishment clause: the clause in the First Amendment of the…
Americans with Disabilities Act
civil rights
Civil Rights Act of 1964
de facto segregation
ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination agains…
A civil right is an enforceable right or privilege, which if i…
a landmark piece of civil rights legislation in the United Sta…
occurs when widespread individual preferences, sometimes backe…
Americans with Disabilities Act
ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination agains…
civil rights
A civil right is an enforceable right or privilege, which if i…