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Which Supreme Court case held the 14th Amendment protected freedom of speech and applied that liberty to the states?

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Gitlow v. New York

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Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution allows for portions of the BOR to be applied to the states?

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14th amendment

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In a school voucher system

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students are given vouchers to purchase education at public or private schools.

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The Supreme Court ruled that students could not use the public address system to pray before a football game. This ruling is

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often violated in Texas school districts

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Which requires all colleges and universities receiving federal funds to open their campuses to military recruiters?

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Solomon Amendment

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New York Times v. United States

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affirmed the no prior restraint doctrine

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Prior restraint is

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the restriction of an action before that activity actually occurs

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The media most limited by the First Amendment is

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radio and television

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Slander, libel, and obscenity are

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outside the protection of the First Amendment

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The case of Planned Parenthood v. Casey said states

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cannot place an undue burden on a woman seeking an abortion

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In Gideon v. Wainwright the Supreme Court ruled that anyone charged with _____ who could not afford an attorney had to have a court-appointed attorney at the government's expense.

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a felony

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In 1833 case of Barron v. Baltimore held that

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the BOR did not apply to the states.

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Which prohibits the national government from supporting an official religion?

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The Establishment Clause

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The Supreme Court outlawed daily bible reading and the saying of the Lord's Prayer in the case of

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Abington School District v. Schempp

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Tinker v. Des Moines School District established the constitutional protection for

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symbolic speech.

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Libel is

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defamation in writing or visual means

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Gag orders are used to

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restrict the publication of news about a trial in progress

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In Griswold v. Connecticut the Supreme Court said there was an implied right of

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privacy

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A woman's right to seek an abortion is based on the

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right of privacy

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What shapes the true nature of the civil liberties and rights we possess?

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Judicial interpretation

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The view that most of the liberties and rights guaranteed in the BOR are protected from state government actions is known as the

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incorporation theory

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Which forbids the national government from prohibiting individuals from practicing the religion of their choice

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The Free Exercise Clause

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The U.S. Supreme Court said that direct state aid could not be used to subsidize religious instruction in

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Lemon v. Kurtzman

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If private schools accept school vouchers, must they comply with disability and civil rights laws?

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Yes, it violates the free exercise clause

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The Supreme Court has ruled that the Ten Commandments

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can be displayed as part of a larger secular display

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Texas v. Johnson held that _____ was protected as symbolic speech.

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burning the U.S. flag

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Commercial speech is

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defined as advertising statements

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Gitlow v. New York established the

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bad-tendency rule

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The bad-tendency rule

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stated that speech may be curtailed if there is a possibility that such expression might lead to some evil

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In Yates v. United States the Supreme Court broadened protections of political speech by

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holding that there is a difference between advocacy and teaching the forcible overthrow as an abstract principle and actually proposing such actions.

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Which amendment guarantees the right of people to join interest groups and lobby government?

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1st amendment

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The word privacy

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is not found in the Constitution

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In Roe v. Wade the Supreme Court held that states

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could not limit a woman's right to seek an abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy

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Which court case held that states can prohibit abortions in public hospitals?

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Webster v. Reproductive Services

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In 1896 the US Supreme Court ruled in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson that

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separation of races is not violation of the Constitution

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What are the voting barriers?

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White Primaries, Grandfather clauses, Poll Taxes, Intimidation

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The use of _____ was instrumental in bringing about the integration of lunch counters, buses, and trains.

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sit-ins

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A nonviolent, public refusal to obey allegedly unjust laws is known as

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civil disobedience

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A major consequence of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was

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the elimination of discriminatory voter registration tests

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The charge that some affirmative action programs discriminate against non-minorities is called

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reverse discrimination

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In the 2003 decision of Lawrence v. Texas, the Supreme Court declared

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laws against sodomy between consenting adults in private unconstitutional

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Racial segregation that occurs because of past social and economic conditions and residential racial patterns is known as

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de facto segregation

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Which case invalidated the Missouri Compromise of 1812?

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Scott v. Sanford

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Which amendment granted women the right to vote in all elections?

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19th amendment

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The Civil Rights Act of 1968

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prohibits discrimination in housing

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The first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court was

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Sandra Day O'Connor

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The Supreme Court ruled in the Bakke case that

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race cannot be the sole factor in admissions decisions

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A(n) _____ is a legal writ requiring a person's appearance in court to give testimony.

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subpoena

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The Equal Rights Amendment was

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not ratified by the necessary 38 states

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____ is the right to vote

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suffrage

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Private opinion becomes public opinion when

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it concerns public issues and is publicly expressed

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Determining which public policy questions will be debated or considered is known as

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agenda setting

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The difference between the percentage of women who vote for a particular candidate and the percentage of men who vote for the candidate is called

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the gender gap

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Hispanics favor the

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democrats

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Cuban Americans are more likely to support

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Republicans than Democrats

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Asian American groups have usually leaned to the

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Democrats

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Muslim Americans of Middle Easter ancestry tend to be

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culturally conservative

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Jewish voters were notably more ______ than members of other groups on both economic and cultural issues.

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liberal

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Push polls

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give respondents misleading information in the questions they are asked in order to persuade them to vote against a candidate

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The transfer of political attitudes and beliefs

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is more likely to occur from parents to children

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According to the text, studies suggest that the influence of the parents is due to two factors:

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communication and receptivity

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Since the early 1990s the American people have consistently shown more confidence in ______ than any other institution

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the military

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Peer groups are most likely to influence political attitudes when

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the peer group is actively involved in political activities

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An opinion leader is

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one who is able to influence the opinions of others

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The phenomenon of certain attitudes occurring at certain chronological ages is known as

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the life cycle effect

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A(n) _____ is a long-lasting effect of the events of a particular time on the political opinions of those who came of political age at that time.

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generational effect

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Historically, Roman Catholic families tend to be

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Democrats

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People in large cities tend to be ______ and _____ whereas people in smaller communities tend to be ______ and ______.

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liberal, democratic; conservative, republican

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Lobbying is

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an individual's or organization's attempt to influence legislation and regulatory decisions

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______ is the ability of interest groups to mandate or defeat policies needed for the public good.

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Hyperpluralism

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An interest group is

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an organization that actively attempts to influence government policy

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A free rider is

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someone who benefits from the actions of a group without joining it

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A latent interest is

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an interest that is not recognized or represented by an interest group

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People who become members of interest groups for purposive incentives are joining

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for ethical beliefs or ideological reasons

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The benefit a person receives from the sense of belonging he or she gets from joining a group is known as a(n)

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solidary benefit

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An interest that is not recognized or represented by an interest group is a

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latent interest

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The economic benefit a person receives from joining an interest group is known as

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material incentive

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A reason for supporting the activities of a group that is based on agreement with the goals of the group is known as a

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purposive incentive

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