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
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…
Civil Liberties
Civil Rights
Substantive Liberties
Procedural Liberties
Specific protections for individuals against the power of the…
Guarantees of equal citizenship. Citizens are protected from d…
Restraints limiting what the government shall have the power t…
Restraints limiting the government's actions in the legal proc…
Civil Liberties
Specific protections for individuals against the power of the…
Civil Rights
Guarantees of equal citizenship. Citizens are protected from d…
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…
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…
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…
Clear & Present Danger test
Schenck v. US (1919)
Feiner v. NY (1951)
Current "Clear and Present Danger" Test
Words and the people who say them can be punished if they crea…
Supreme court case that disputed whether or not Schenck could…
State court case that ruled in favor of the defendant (NY) in…
Speech may be forbidden only when it is directed to incite or…
Clear & Present Danger test
Words and the people who say them can be punished if they crea…
Schenck v. US (1919)
Supreme court case that disputed whether or not Schenck could…
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
Civil Rights
Substantive Liberties
Procedural Liberties
Specific protections for individuals against the power of the…
Guarantees of equal citizenship. Citizens are protected from d…
Restraints limiting what the government shall have the power t…
Restraints limiting the government's actions in the legal proc…
Civil Liberties
Specific protections for individuals against the power of the…
Civil Rights
Guarantees of equal citizenship. Citizens are protected from d…
due process
Ex Post Facto Laws
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Bills of Attainder
the government must act fairly and in accord with established…
new laws cannot apply to things that happened in the past
A court order which prevents unjust arrests and imprisonment
laws passed by Congress that inflict punishment without a cour…
due process
the government must act fairly and in accord with established…
Ex Post Facto Laws
new laws cannot apply to things that happened in the past
What are the Bill Of Rights?
Why did early American Colonists wants…
Free Exercise Clause
Lemon v. Kurtzman
The first ten amendments
Religious Persecution
Prohibits gov. from restricting religious beliefs or practices
found that the passing of any state laws that establish a reli…
What are the Bill Of Rights?
The first ten amendments
Why did early American Colonists wants…
Religious Persecution
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…
1st amendment
5th amendment
8th amendment
13th amendment
Freedom of expression, religion, assembly, petition for redres…
protects the rights of the accused. Provides protection agains…
Prohibits excessive bail, fines, cruel and unusual punishments
Formally abolished slavery
1st amendment
Freedom of expression, religion, assembly, petition for redres…
5th amendment
protects the rights of the accused. Provides protection agains…
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
Civil Rights
Civil Liberties
Bill of Rights (History)
Bill of Rights (Denied why?)
Rights that the government must provide for their citizens tha…
Personal rights and freedoms guaranteed to be immune from gove…
First proposed by George Mason of VA and defeated at the Const…
It is unnecessary to ensure rights and this would be impractic…
Civil Rights
Rights that the government must provide for their citizens tha…
Civil Liberties
Personal rights and freedoms guaranteed to be immune from gove…
barron v baltimore
gitlow v NY
engle v vitale
Reynolds v US
defined the concept of federalism in US Constitutional law
states cannot deny freedom of speech - protected through due p…
no prayers in public schools
decided that illegal acts cannot be defended by "religious dut…
barron v baltimore
defined the concept of federalism in US Constitutional law
gitlow v NY
states cannot deny freedom of speech - protected through due p…
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
Civil rights
Bill of Rights
Selective Incorporation
those liberties provided in the Constitution that protect peop…
process of providing liberties to different groups of citizens…
added in 1791 to the original Constitution to provide specific…
applies the guarantees of the Bill of Rights to state and loca…
Civil liberties
those liberties provided in the Constitution that protect peop…
Civil rights
process of providing liberties to different groups of citizens…
civil liberties
civil rights
selective incorporation
establishment clause
legal an constitutional rights that protect individuals from a…
policies designed to protect people against arbitrary or discr…
the case by case process by which liberties listed in the bill…
a provision of the first amendment that prohibits congress fro…
civil liberties
legal an constitutional rights that protect individuals from a…
civil rights
policies designed to protect people against arbitrary or discr…
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…
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…
Libertarian Viewpoint
Civil Liberties
Sedation Act (1789)
Americanism
The government at every level ought to leave people alone with…
The protections the constitution provides against the abuse of…
Makes it a crime to write, utter, or publish any false, scanda…
An ideology of qualities definitive of Americans
Libertarian Viewpoint
The government at every level ought to leave people alone with…
Civil Liberties
The protections the constitution provides against the abuse of…
Procedural Due Process
Substantive Due Process
Equality of Condition
Equality of Opportunity
A legal doctrine in the United States that requires government…
A principle allowing courts to protect certain fundamental rig…
Equality in all aspects of life, such as personal possessions,…
Laws must not unfairly disadvantage anyone in his or her oppor…
Procedural Due Process
A legal doctrine in the United States that requires government…
Substantive Due Process
A principle allowing courts to protect certain fundamental rig…