Summer Gov - Unit 8 Civil Liberties

What is it?

Freedoms that the government cannot take away from you.

• Civil liberties

• Civil rights

What is it?

Protections the government provides to keep things equal.

• Civil liberties

• Civil rights

Name this term: the gov'ts duty to follow fair procedures set by law when carrying out gov't functions

• Due Process
• exclusionary rule
• Procedural due process
• search warrant

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Freedom of Speech addressed.  Court establishes the "clear and present danger" doctrine with this case.

• Engel v. Vitale
• Gideon v. Wainwright
• Schenck v. United States
• Texas v. Johnson

The establishment clause

• prevents the government from sanctioning an official religion
• ensures due process for all citizens
• establishes the protocol used by police officers to obtain a warrant
• allows all citizens to practice their religion any way they want

Which of the following is an example of de facto segregation?

• Jim Crow laws

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• white flight from urban to suburban areas and to private schools

• Native American reservations

What did the Americans with Disabilities Act do?

• included Americans diagnosed with HIV under the definition of "disabled"
• requires employers and public facilities to make accommodations for Americans with disabilities
• set strict guidelines for enforcing laws designed to protect Americans with disabilities
• created a fund to help aid disabled WWI veterans

Which of the following court cases ruled that schools cannot require students to recite prayers?

• Lemon v. Kurtzman
• Zelman v. Simmons-Harris
• Abbington Township v. Schempp
• Engel v. Vitale

When somebody pleads the Fifth, what are they doing?

• Protecting themselves from self-incrimination.

• Giving up their right to remain silent.

• Requesting the right to seek legal counsel.

• Demanding a speedy trial from their accusers.

Constitutionally-speaking, what are legal examples of free speech?

• Burning the U.S. flag.

• Newspaper publishing anti-govt. material

• Using offensive language toward someone

• Yelling "fire" in a theater if there is one