Unit 5 AP GOV Test – Flashcards

Miranda rights include the right to which of the following?

the double jeopardy clause prevents an individual who is acquitted of a crime from which of the following?

if a police officer has reasonable belief that someone is committing or about to commit a crime, that officer can stop and frisk the suspect without __

which of the following created the right to privacy?

civil liberties are __ that the government cannot take away

the supreme court has aroused the wrath of many americans with rulings like that in Engel v Vitale regarding which controversial religious issue

the constitution protects search of an individual's person, home, or vehicle without __

the doctrine of prior restraint prevents the government from prohibiting speech or publication

according to Roe v Wade, what could the state do if a woman wanted to obtain an abortion in her first trimester

which rule bars the use of illegally seized evidence at trial?

In Barron v Baltimore, the supreme court held that the Bill of Rights limits __ and not __ action

the USA patriot act enhances the governments ability to do which of the following

when a defendant in a criminal case agrees to please guilty in exchange for concessions from the prosecutor, the case has been resolved by what?

Near v Minnesota was a landmark supreme court case involving which of the following?

what do proponents of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility call its prisoners?

in Dred Scott v Sandford, the Supreme Court declared that African-Americans were ___.

What did the Supreme Court determine was unconstitutional in Brown v Board of Education?

when did women win the guaranteed right to vote?

which of the following accommodations would an employer most likely have to make to be in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act

what was the objective of the women's suffrage movement

what is the source of de facto segregation and discrimination

for which of the following would the supreme court most likely apply an "intermediate Scrutiny" standard of review to determine whether the policy is an unconstitutional violation of the equal protection clause?

during the ten years after the civil war, the strict conditions imposed by congress on the former confederate states about so could be seated as representatives and senators allowed which of the following to happen

in regents of the university of California v bakke, the Supreme Court determined that __ were unconstitutional

what was the basis for the supreme courts decisions in please v Ferguson that upheld the constitutionality of a state law requiring segregated railroad facilities

which of the following is an example of de jure segregation

the tailhook associations of 1991 convention became notorious for __

what was the primary focus at the 1848 Seneca falls convention for activists like Elizabeth cast Stanton, Susan b Anthony. and Lucretia Mott

in the 1857 Scott v Sanford decision, an important milestone on the road to civil war, the Supreme Court held which of the following

which of the following affirmative action programs would be a clear violation of the supreme courts decision in regents of the university of California v Bakke

what strategy did the national association for the advancement of colored people use most affectively to advance civil rights to african americans

if you thought you were getting an inferior public education because of your ethnicity, which part of the constitution would you rely on most heavily to justify your case?

which of the following situations would most likely be a violation of the Title IX

what did the Supreme Court decide in korematsu v US regarding the internment of those with Japanese ancestry living in the US

which of these does the civil rights act of 1964 ban?

the national association for the advancement of colored people is most likely to fight to reduce which of the following

the 15th amendment guarantees the right to vote regardless of __

the civil rights movement pushed for racial equality. when did this movement begin?

if a group of people were systematically discriminated against in the past, which of the following would constitute an affirmative action policy designed as a remedy to help the members of this group overcome the legacy of discrimination?

which amendment forbids coercion in the form of entrapment

prohibiting a newspaper from publishing a story critical of the government is example of what kind of law

which Supreme Court case developed the exclusionary rule

which clause prevents the national government from sanctioning an official religion

which test examines the constitutionality of religious establishments

which of the following rights has the Supreme Court found to be one of the penumbra of unstated liberties linked to explicitly stated rights?

a false statement is ___; the same statement spoken aloud is ___

during WWI, the supreme court upheld the conviction of Charles T Schenck, ruling that government can limit speech that ___.

the incorporation doctrine makes the protections from the bill of rights applicable to the states through which of the following amendments

New York Times co v Sullivan held that there must be proof of which of the following in order to find libel against a public figure ?

what does the 6th amendment guarantee to those accused of a crime

Gitlow v. New York, in which the Supreme Court held that freedom of speech and of the press are fundamental liberties protected by the 14th amendment from impairment by the states, began the development of the doctrine of ___

which of the following generally is unconstitutional in school

the free exercise clause guarantees that the national government will not interfere with which of the following?

who had to pay poll taxes

why did southern states enact poll taxes

the 14th amendment attempted to guarantee which of the following to former slaves

which of the following is an accurate statement about the don't ask don't tell policy

in the south after reconstruction, what did the Democratic Party use to prevent African Americans from having a meaningful impact on the outcome of elections

for which of the following would the Supreme Court most likely apply an intermediate scrutiny standard of review to determine whether the policy is an unconstitutional violation of the equal protection clause

what provisions of the 14th amendment serves as a cornerstone of our understanding of civil rights