LIBERTY ENDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS
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ANSWERS!!
Bill of Attainder
a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trial
Bill of Rights
a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the
United States Constitution)
Civil Liberties
the legal constitutional protections against government
Clear and present danger test
started by Schenck case; government cannot interfere with speech unless the speech presents a
clear and present danger that it will lead to evil or illegal acts; to shout "Fire" falsely in a
crowded theater
due process clause
14th amendment clause stating that no state may deprive a person of life, liberty, or property
without due process of law
establishment clause
the First Amendment guarantee that the government will not create and support an official state
church
exclusionary clause
any evidence not obtained legally cannot be used in a trial
ex post facto laws
, laws that take effect after the act takes place. Congress is prohibited from enacting this type of
legislation.
free exercise clause
a first amendment provision that prohibits government from interfering with the practice of
religion
freedom of expression
right to express oneself and one's views in spoken words, actions, printed materials, assemblies
or gatherings and petitions submitted to the government. It refers to the collective rights
guaranteed in the First Amendment to the US Constitution: religion, speech, press, assembly and
petition.
freedom of religion
the First Amendment guarantee that citizens may freely engage in the religious activities of their
choice
Gitolow v. New York
a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment to
the U.S. Constitution had extended the reach of certain provisions of the First Amendment—
specifically the provisions protecting freedom of speech and freedom of the press—to the
governments of the individual states.
(due process clause)
hate crime
a criminal act against a person or a person's property by an offender motivated by racial or other
bias
Lemon test- Lemon vs. Kurtzman
a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that Pennsylvania's 1968
Nonpublic Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which allowed the state Superintendent of
Public Instruction to reimburse nonpublic schools (most of which were Catholic) for teachers'
WITH 100% VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS!!
Bill of Attainder
a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trial
Bill of Rights
a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the
United States Constitution)
Civil Liberties
the legal constitutional protections against government
Clear and present danger test
started by Schenck case; government cannot interfere with speech unless the speech presents a
clear and present danger that it will lead to evil or illegal acts; to shout "Fire" falsely in a
crowded theater
due process clause
14th amendment clause stating that no state may deprive a person of life, liberty, or property
without due process of law
establishment clause
the First Amendment guarantee that the government will not create and support an official state
church
exclusionary clause
any evidence not obtained legally cannot be used in a trial
ex post facto laws
, laws that take effect after the act takes place. Congress is prohibited from enacting this type of
legislation.
free exercise clause
a first amendment provision that prohibits government from interfering with the practice of
religion
freedom of expression
right to express oneself and one's views in spoken words, actions, printed materials, assemblies
or gatherings and petitions submitted to the government. It refers to the collective rights
guaranteed in the First Amendment to the US Constitution: religion, speech, press, assembly and
petition.
freedom of religion
the First Amendment guarantee that citizens may freely engage in the religious activities of their
choice
Gitolow v. New York
a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment to
the U.S. Constitution had extended the reach of certain provisions of the First Amendment—
specifically the provisions protecting freedom of speech and freedom of the press—to the
governments of the individual states.
(due process clause)
hate crime
a criminal act against a person or a person's property by an offender motivated by racial or other
bias
Lemon test- Lemon vs. Kurtzman
a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that Pennsylvania's 1968
Nonpublic Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which allowed the state Superintendent of
Public Instruction to reimburse nonpublic schools (most of which were Catholic) for teachers'
