Study sets matching "us government civil liberties"
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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…
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…
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
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…
Civil liberties
Bill of Rights
Due process clause
Selective Incorporation
The fundamental individual rights of a free society, such as f…
The first 10 amendments of the Constitution, which set forth b…
The clause of the Constitution (14th amendment) that has been…
The process by which certain rights in the Bill of Rights beco…
Civil liberties
The fundamental individual rights of a free society, such as f…
Bill of Rights
The first 10 amendments of the Constitution, which set forth b…
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…
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
Establishment clause
the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
legal and constitutional protections against government infrin…
Eighth Amendment prohibits such punishment.
First Amendment prohibits government from establishing a relig…
Bill of Rights
the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
Civil Liberties
legal and constitutional protections against government infrin…
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…
Bill of Rights
Civil Liberties
Commercial speech
Cruel and unusual punishment
first ten amendments to Constitution
legal and constitutional protection against government infring…
communication in the form of advertising
Eighth Amendment prohibits this
Bill of Rights
first ten amendments to Constitution
Civil Liberties
legal and constitutional protection against government infring…
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…
Griswold v. Ct
Roe v. Wade
Doe v. Bolton
Riley v. CA
contraception falls under right to privacy
abortion becomes a constitutional right
defines health and states that abortion cannot be restricted w…
need warrant to search a cell phone
Griswold v. Ct
contraception falls under right to privacy
Roe v. Wade
abortion becomes a constitutional right
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…
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…
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…
Bill of Rights
Civil Liberties
Commercial Speech
Cruel and unusual punishment
the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
legal and constitutional protections against government infrin…
communication in the form of advertising.
Eighth Amendment prohibits such punishment.
Bill of Rights
the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
Civil Liberties
legal and constitutional protections against government infrin…
linkage institutions
policy agenda
privileges and immunities
reserved powers
Institutions that connect citizens to government. The mass med…
the issues that attract the serious attention of public offici…
States are prohibited from unreasonably discriminating against…
Powers given to the state government alone
linkage institutions
Institutions that connect citizens to government. The mass med…
policy agenda
the issues that attract the serious attention of public offici…
Marbury v. Madison
McCulloch v. Maryland
Gitlow v. New York
Korematsu v. United States
Establised judicial review
Established a precedent of federal courts using judicial revie…
Began the process of selective incorporation
American citizens of Japanese descent could be interned and de…
Marbury v. Madison
Establised judicial review
McCulloch v. Maryland
Established a precedent of federal courts using judicial revie…
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…
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…
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…
civil liberties
due process of law
equal protection of the laws
selective incorporation
rights - chiefly, rights to be free of government interference…
denies the government the right, without due process, to depri…
a standard of equal treatment that must be observed by the gov…
the process whereby the Court has applied most, but not all, p…
civil liberties
rights - chiefly, rights to be free of government interference…
due process of law
denies the government the right, without due process, to depri…