AP Gov Unit 3 Flashcard Review

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In Tinker v. Des Moines (1969), the Supreme Court upheld a student's right to wear an armband in protest. The wearing of the armband was protected as a form of which of the following?

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Symbolic speech

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What is prior restraint?

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The government attempting to prevent something from being published by the press

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When the process of incorporation is referred to as "selective," it is in reference to the fact that

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incorporation has happened on an amendment-by-amendment basis.

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McDonald v. Chicago (2010) is the most recent case to use selective incorporation. What right did it incorporate?

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The right to bear arms

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This case was based on the Establishment Clause

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Engel v. Vitale

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Schenck v. United States established that "Clear and Present Danger" could limit which basic right?

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Freedom of Speech

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Where are American civil liberties found?

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the Bill of Rights

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This is when there are written lies about a person to damage their reputation.

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Libel

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Incorporation doctrine involves

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application of the Bill of Rights to the states

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Which clause prohibits the US government from interfering with a citizen's right to practice religion? Options: establishment clause, necessary and proper clause, free exercise clause, supremacy clause

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free exercise clause