Exam 4: Civil Liberties

Beginning in 1897, the Supreme Court slowly began to use the protection of "life, liberty, or property" in the Fourteenth Amendment's __________ clause to incorporate some of the provisions of the Bill of Rights as binding on the states.

In  Lawrence v. Texas,  the court ruled that laws prohibiting ________ were unconstitutional.

What process did the Supreme Court settle on to incorporate provisions of the Bill of Rights as binding on the states?

Why did the Founders include the Second Amendment? How would they define "well-regulated militia"?

In  Gideon v. Wainwright, the Court ruled that all criminals were afforded the right to

How does ideology affect how Court justices view the "well regulated Militia clause" of the Second Amendment?

Under current Supreme Court interpretation, which of the following is NOT lawful?

The potential for the application of the Bill of Rights to the states began with the passage of the __________ Amendment in 1868, which adds several restrictions on what the states can do.

The Supreme Court developed a three-pronged test called the _________ to determine whether material can be deemed obscene.

Why did the Justice Department remove Jose Padilla from military custody and charge him under federal criminal law with providing material support to terrorist organizations?

The Geneva Conventions is an

The courts have consistently ruled that speech codes at state universities

Compare and contrast the deprivation of rights during wartime and after conflict has ended.

The Sedition Act of 1798 made it illegal to

The publishing of false and damaging statements about another person is called

__________ believe that as long as the state does not favor one religion over another, it can generally pass laws that support religion.

In 1971, the Supreme Court created the ________ to determine if a law violated the establishment clause.

Provide a detailed explanation of the differences between speech codes on public and private college campuses, as well as how the courts have addressed this issue at both types of institutions.

After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Congress passed the __________ Act, which overturned many of the COINTELPRO reforms, by allowing greater sharing of intelligence information and enhancing law enforcement's ability to tap telephone and e-mail communications.

During the McCarthy Era, Congress banned the __________ Party and membership therein, and held hearings investigating individual citizens' political views and personal associations.