front 1 What are inalienable rights? | back 1 Rights that cannot be taken away from the people by the government. |
front 2 How many members are on a jury? | back 2 12 members |
front 3 What is treason? | back 3 The act of levying war against the US. |
front 4 What is the special interest group that is against any further gun control laws? | back 4 NRA (National Rifle Association) |
front 5 Which political party was the bill of rights added to appease? | back 5 Federalists |
front 6 What is limited government? | back 6 Government power is restricted by law, primarily through constitutions or similar governing documents. |
front 7 What famous supreme court case did thurgood marshall argue as an attorney? | back 7 Brown V. Board of Education |
front 8 What two things is James Brady known for? | back 8 1. President Reagan's press secretary that was shot during
assassination attempt. |
front 9 What is the difference between reasonable and unreasonable search? | back 9 "probable cause" |
front 10 What was the court case Miranda v. Arizona about? | back 10 It requires rights to be read. |
front 11 What clause separates church and state? | back 11 The establishment clause |
front 12 To whom did the United States pay $20,000 in restitution and apologize for their actions? | back 12 People of Japanese descent living on the pacific coast. |
front 13 What was the patriot act? | back 13 fought/prevented domestic and international terrorists. |
front 14 What was the case roe v. wade about? | back 14 Raised the question if whether a state could limit a woman’s right to an abortion. |
front 15 What is the only time (since the civil war) that habeas corpus has been suspended? | back 15 The Japanese attack on pearl harbor in december 1941. |
front 16 What is the maximum about of time that can pass between an arrest and a person’s actual trial? | back 16 100 days |
front 17 What are shield laws? | back 17 laws that are designed to protect reporters from having to reveal their sources. |
front 18 What was the issue in the court case minnesota v. carter? | back 18 Whether guests in a home have reasonable exception of privacy to challenge an officer’s observation. |
front 19 What was the issue in the court case united states v. O’Brien? | back 19 Whether burning a draft card as a protest against the vietnam war was symbolic speech or if it justified the law against draft card destruction. |
front 20 What is the difference between civil rights and civil liberties? | back 20 civil rights: fundamental rights of the people. |
front 21 Which of the US founding fathers wrote about inalienable rights? Where did he write them from? | back 21 Thomas Jefferson |
front 22 Where did Thomas Jeffferson say inalienable rights came from?
| back 22 Given to man by God |
front 23 What phrase came from the court case plessey v. ferguson? | back 23 “Separate but equal” |
front 24 What is the purpose of a grand jury? | back 24 Decides if there is enough evidence to charge someone |
front 25 What is the exclusionary rule? | back 25 Prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence in court. |
front 26 What were Jim crow laws? | back 26 Enforced racial segregation against African Americans. |
front 27 What is the toughest FEDERAL gun control law on the books today? | back 27 The Brady Bill |
front 28 What was added to the constitution to limit the powers of the national government? | back 28 Bill of Rights |
front 29 What are four reasonable restrictions placed on freedom of speech and the press? | back 29 1. False advertising |
front 30 Why was capital punishment suspended in the mid-1970’s? | back 30 It was being administered unequally (based on race). |
front 31 Examples of freedom of assembly. | back 31 Church, labor strikes, town meetings, political party conventions, pressure groups. |
front 32 Why might civil rights be suspended by the national government? | back 32 Extreme crises like war, rebellion, or major unrest. |
front 33 What can the government control about your freedom to assemble? What can they not control? | back 33 When, where, and how you assemble. They cannot ban peaceful assembly in public forums. |
front 34 Who decides what is cruel and unusual punishment? | back 34 Supreme Court |
front 35 Examples of freedom to petition. | back 35 Demonstrations, lobbyists, written advertisements |
front 36 What is double jeopardy? | back 36 The prosecution of a person twice for the same offense. |
front 37 Who was executed for treason against the state of virginia? Who was executed for espionage? | back 37 John Brown Julius and Ethel Rosenberg |
front 38 What is the difference between treason and espionage? | back 38 Treason - occurs during a time of warfare |
front 39 When do your civil rights end? | back 39 when they infringe on someone else’s rights. |
front 40 What are the five basic freedoms in the 1st Amendment? | back 40 1. Speech |
front 41 1st Amendment | back 41 protects your core freedoms from government interference. |
front 42 2nd amendment | back 42 protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms |
front 43 3rd amendment | back 43 Prohibits the housing of soldiers in homes. |
front 44 4th amendment | back 44 protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government |
front 45 5th amendment | back 45 protects you by saying the government can't force you to testify against yourself |
front 46 6th amendment | back 46 Innocent until proven guilty. |
front 47 7th amendment | back 47 Right to a jury trial. |
front 48 8th amendment | back 48 Protects from cruel & unusual punishment. Protects from excessive bail. |
front 49 9th amendment | back 49 the rights listed in the Constitution (the Bill of Rights) are not the only rights that people have |
front 50 13th amendment | back 50 Outlawed slavery |
front 51 14th amendment | back 51 Gave citizenship to former slaves. |
front 52 15th amendment | back 52 Gave all former male slaves the right to vote. |