AP GOV Civil Rights and Civil Liberties – Flashcards

Following the civil war, the 14th amendment to the constitution was designed to overturn the

Which of the following is one of the central concerns of the 1st amendment

The wall of separation doctrine refers to the

In Miranda V Arizona, the US Supreme court declared that

The Supreme Court established the incorporation doctrine when the court

The 1973 Roe v Wade decision that upheld a women's right to secure an abortion was based on the right to

Which of the following Supreme Court decisions dealt with the issue of prior restraint (censorship)?

Which of the following basic liberties was NOT protected by the constitution as ratified?

In Griswold v Connecticut, the court found a constitutionally protected right of privacy in all of the following EXCEPT

Under the exclusionary rule

Women;s rights won the right to vote with the ratification of the

Recent Supreme Court decisions on abortion have

Which of the following forms of expression is NOT protected under the 1st Amendment?

All of the following statements about the Bill of Rights are accurate EXCEPT

The Miranda Warning that police are required to give a person placed under arrest is based on

The scope and extent of the civil liberties Americans enjoy under the Constitution are determined by

Under the Regents of the University of California v Bakke (1978), college can consider race as ONE factor in admissions because

The abolition of the poll tax in federal elections was brought about through

In the first half of the 20th century, which institution was most responsible for advancing the civil rights of African Americans

The ability of the federal government to prohibit discrimination in private businesses such as motels and restaurants derives from

A controversial civil rights issue during the 1970s was

In Dred Scott v Sanford (1857) the Supreme Court held that African Americans were not citizens of the U.S. The decision was effectively overturned by the

Which of the following judicial principles reduced the impact of the 14th Amendment

Which of the following historical events advanced the intent of the 14th Amendment

Which of the following doctrines made the Bill of Rights applicable to the states

Procedural due process can best be found in

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 did all of the following EXCEPT

Libel and slander most closely come into conflict with the constitutional guarantee of

The aim of the exclusionary rule as defined in the Mapp v Ohio (1965) Supreme Court decision is to

The provisions of the 5th Amendment have all of the following components EXCEPT

Which of the following statements is true about affirmative action programs in the US

The fighting words doctrine outlined in Supreme Court decisions deals with

The original intent of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution as interpreted by the Supreme Court was to

The use of racial quotas (meaning race as the main factor for admission/employment, etc.) was made illegal in the US as a direct result of the

Which of the following decisions made by Chief Justice John Marshall's court established the principle that the Bill of Rights only protects individuals from the federal government

The establishment clause of the 1st amendment speaks of

Which of the following Supreme Court cases established the clear and present danger doctrine

The Supreme Court decision Gitlow v New York (1925) established he principle that

The principle established in the Supreme Court case of Texas v Johnson (1988) was based on

All of the following steps are part of procedural due process except

Which law(s), passed after the Civil War Amendments, reverted many African Americans back to conditions similar to those characterizing their previous lifestyles

which form of speech is protected under the first amendment

The US Supreme court has interpreted the establishment clause to mean that

Brown v Board of Education (1954) ruled that segregation in schools is unconstitutional because

Which of the following represents a legal difference between de facto and de jure segregation

which of the following constitutional provisions has been used to strike down discrimination in public accommodations

At the end of the Civil War, as a result of the northern victory, what amendments became part of the Constituion

Which is not considered a protected form of speech

What happened when federal troops withdrew from the south in 1877

In Engel v Vitale (1962), the Supreme Court ruled that