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Civil Liberties
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Undergraduate 1
11/08/2011

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The first 10 amendments
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guarantee specific rights and liberties
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The 10th amendment
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Reserves rights to the states or people (for that state)
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The Bill of Rights did not apply to states until
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the 20th century
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Barron v. Baltimore overturned
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Gitlow v. New York
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The 1st Amendment guarantees
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Freedom of Press, Speech, Assembly and Petition
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Under the 1st Amendment, protected forms of speech and press include:
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Symbolic & Hate Speech
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Libel is:
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Written
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Slander is:
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Spoken
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Some unprotected types of speech are:
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Libel & Slander
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Charges can be pressed for libel, only if it can be proven that the content is
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with malicious intent.
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<True or False> The courts protect parody.
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False
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The Alien & Sedition Act is made up of:
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4 different laws
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Prior restraint is basically pertaining to:
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Censorship
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Gitlow v. New York was
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a decision handed down by Supreme Court. It was ruled that the 14th Amendment had extended the reach of the provisions of the 1st Amendment
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Schenck v. US:
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 upheld the Espionage Act of 1917 and also ruled that the defendant did NOT have 1st Amendment right to freedom of speech against the draft in WWI
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Clear and present danger:
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Concerned the ability of the government to regulate speech against the draft in WWI.
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In the case of the National Press Association v. Stuart,
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the Court held unconstitutional prior restraints on media coverage during criminal trials.
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In a 7-2 vote, Stromberg v. California ruled that:
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banning red flags was unconstitutional, and in violation of the 14th Amendment.
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Which case determined the rights of students in US public schools?
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Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
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Which case overturned the conviction of a teenager accused of burning a cross on an African American family's front lawn?
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R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul
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Which 1964 case established established the actual malice standard which must be met before media and press coverage can be considered to be defamation or libel?
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New York Times v. Sullivan
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What case caused the articulation of the fighting words doctrine in 1942?
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New Hampshire v. Chaplinsky
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Chaplinksy v. New Hampshire imposed a limitation on which Amendment?
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In the case of Cohen v. California, what was reason for his 'disturbing the peace' charge?
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A jacket lettered in profanity.
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What was the ultimate ruling in Cohen v. California?
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The Court overturned it.
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Which case set the precedent for what constitutes obscenity?
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Roth v. US
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The Miller Test was a result of which case?
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Miller v. California
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In 1937, De Jonge v. Oregon upheld that:
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the 14th Amendment's due process clause applied to Freedom of Assembly.
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The right to bear arms is the 
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2nd Amendment
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United States v. Miller was
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criminal prosecution of the 1934 National Firearms Act.
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Our right to possess a firearm was decided in which case?
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D.C. v. Heller
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a writ through which a prisoner can be released from unlawful imprisonment is called
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habeus corpus
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A law that retroactively changes the legal consequences of actions committed or relationships that existed prior to the enactment of the law.
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Ex Post Facto law
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An act of legislature declaring a person or group of persons guilty of some crime and punishing them without the benefit of a judicial trial is called:
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a bill of attainder.
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We are protected against unreasonable search and seizure because of the
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4th Amendment
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For a police to perform a search on your home, he will need a judge to sign:
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A warrant
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"You have the right to remain silent.. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney, and if you cannot afford one, one will be provided by you" is a famous line brought to you by the
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5th Amendment
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Once a verdict is handed down for a crime, what attaches?
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Double Jeopardy
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Protection against self incrimination is found in the
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5th Amendment
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We are protected from being forced to house soldiers in our homes by the
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3rd Amendment
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The right to a speedy trial amongst a jury of your peers is guaranteed by the 
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6th Amendment
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Which case set the precedent for our Miranda rights?
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Miranda v. Arizona
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Under the exclusionary rule,
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anything said without counsel present is inadmissible in court.
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The court is required to appoint an attorney for those that cannot afford one because of which court case?
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Gideon v. Wainwright
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The prosecution does not have the right to demand excessive bail and fines or to impose cruel and unusual punishments under the 
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8th Amendent
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The Court heard which case in order to decide the consistency of which the death penalty was applied?
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Furman v. Georgia
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The permissibility of new DNA that may be discovered post-conviction was made available from what case?
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House v. Bell
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The Connecticut law banning the use and access to contraceptives was overturned because of what landmark case?
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Griswold v. Connecticut
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The regulation of abortion depending upon what trimester the mother is in was a result of what controversial case?
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Roe v. Wade
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The upholding of the ruling that criminalizes sodomy and oral sex between consenting homosexual partners in Georgia was due to what case?
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Bowers v. Hardwick
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In a 6-3 ruling, which case was responsible for striking down the criminalization of sodomy in Texas?
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Lawrence v. Texas
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Former President Bush signed which act into law that drastically limited the restrictions of law enforcement agencies ability to invade anyone's privacy, at any given time, when "pertaining to national security"?
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U.S.A. P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act
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Which amendment addresses the rights of people that are not specifically enumerated in the Constitution?
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9th Amendment
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Which amendment maintains that powers not granted to the federal government, nor prohibited to the states by the Constitution are reserved to the states or the people?
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10th Amendment
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Which amendment pertains to each state's sovereign immunity?
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11th Amendment
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Which case was overruled by the ratification of the 11th Amendment?
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Chisholm v. Georgia
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Our procedures for electing the President and Vice President were the result of the ratification of what amendment?
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12th Amendment
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Our right to not be kept as slaves is the result of which amendment's ratification?
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13th Amendment
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The Dred Scott Decision, which maintained that African Americans brought to the US for the purpose of slavery were not protected under the Constitution and could never be US citizens, was a ruling of what 1857 case?
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Dred Scott v. Sanford
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The Citizenship Clause, Due Process Clause and Equal Protections Clause can be found in which amendment?
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14th Amendment
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Our right to vote, regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude, was ratified in what amendment?
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15th Amendment
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Congress' right to levy an income tax on its' citizens was ratified in 1913 in which amendment?
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16th Amendment
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Direct election of US Senators by popular vote is a result of which amendment's ratification?
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17th Amendment
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The Prohibition era was established by which amendment?
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18th Amendment
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The right to vote regardless of sex was due to the ratification of the
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19th Amendment
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The terms and limits of elected federal officials are regulated by the
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20th Amendment
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The ratification of this amendment repealed the 18th Amendment.
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21st Amendment
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The Presidential term limit is imposed by this amendment
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22nd Amendment
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This amendment prohibits citizens in the District of Columbia to vote for the Electors of the President and Vice President.
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23rd Amendment
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This amendment prohibited Congress to condition the right to vote in federal elections on the payment of a poll tax
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24th Amendment
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The procedures regarding the succession to the Presidency are due to the ratification of this amendment
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25th Amendment
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The minimum limit to the voting age is 18 because of this amendment
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26th Amendment
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This amendment prohibits any Congress salary increases or decreases from taking effect until the start of the new term
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27th Amendment
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Freedom of speech, the right to bear arms and the equal protection clause are all examples of 
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Civil Liberties
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