Plsi Exam 2
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1. - The Patriot Act Examples of civil rights and liberties violations by the US
- Roving Wiretaps government include
- National Security Surveillance
Agency
- Defense of Marriage Act
2. - Civil Rights The activist court of Chief Justice Earl Warren was primar-
- Civil Liberties ily concerned with expanding
- Judicial Power
- Federal power
3. Gideon vs Wainright The right to counsel (representation by attorney) is guar-
anteed by which court decision?
4. Furman vs Georgia Practice of Capital Punishment was ruled "cruel and un-
usual" due to arbitrary application on the basis of race,
in which decision?
5. Civil Rights Act Policies designed to enforce civil rights for all Americans
include
6. Other rights that are explicitly stat- The right to privacy is informed through
ed in the Bill of Rights
7. 13th Amendment The institutional practice of slavery was outlawed by
8. 19th Amendment Women were given the right to vote following ratification
of the
9. De Jure Segregation Segregation by the use of law or administrative decisions
by public agencies is known as
10. Civil Rights Movement Civil rights for African-American (and by extension every-
one else) were enforced by
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11. Plessy v Ferguson, "separate but The Brown v Board of Education of Topeka, K.S decisions
equal" effectively overturned which ruling
12. Civil Rights include All rights rooted in the 14th Amendment's guarantee of
equal protection under law
13. Held that Bakke had to be admit- The Regents of the University of California v Bakke (1978)
ted to the UC Davis Medical School ruling demonstrated
because of its admissions policy
had used race as the sole criteri-
on for the sixteen "minority" posi-
tions
14. The Doctrine of Selective Incorpo- Constitutional Doctrine through which selected provi-
ration is sions of the Bill of Rights are made applicable to the
states through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth
Amendment
15. False The USA-PORTRAIT Act of 2001 makes even unknow-
ing association with suspected terrorists a deportable
offense, potentially violating 1st Amendment freedom of
association rights
16. Class- Action Suit A lawsuit filed by an individual seeking damages for "all
persons similarly situated" is known as a
17. John Glover Roberts Jr. The current Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court is
18. Sandra Day O' Connor The first woman appointed to serve on the US Supreme
Court by President Reagan in 1983 was
19. False Unanimous Supreme Court rulings, such as with the
Brown rulings, are extremely rare.
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_5d9gjk
1. - The Patriot Act Examples of civil rights and liberties violations by the US
- Roving Wiretaps government include
- National Security Surveillance
Agency
- Defense of Marriage Act
2. - Civil Rights The activist court of Chief Justice Earl Warren was primar-
- Civil Liberties ily concerned with expanding
- Judicial Power
- Federal power
3. Gideon vs Wainright The right to counsel (representation by attorney) is guar-
anteed by which court decision?
4. Furman vs Georgia Practice of Capital Punishment was ruled "cruel and un-
usual" due to arbitrary application on the basis of race,
in which decision?
5. Civil Rights Act Policies designed to enforce civil rights for all Americans
include
6. Other rights that are explicitly stat- The right to privacy is informed through
ed in the Bill of Rights
7. 13th Amendment The institutional practice of slavery was outlawed by
8. 19th Amendment Women were given the right to vote following ratification
of the
9. De Jure Segregation Segregation by the use of law or administrative decisions
by public agencies is known as
10. Civil Rights Movement Civil rights for African-American (and by extension every-
one else) were enforced by
1/5
, Plsi Exam 2
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_5d9gjk
11. Plessy v Ferguson, "separate but The Brown v Board of Education of Topeka, K.S decisions
equal" effectively overturned which ruling
12. Civil Rights include All rights rooted in the 14th Amendment's guarantee of
equal protection under law
13. Held that Bakke had to be admit- The Regents of the University of California v Bakke (1978)
ted to the UC Davis Medical School ruling demonstrated
because of its admissions policy
had used race as the sole criteri-
on for the sixteen "minority" posi-
tions
14. The Doctrine of Selective Incorpo- Constitutional Doctrine through which selected provi-
ration is sions of the Bill of Rights are made applicable to the
states through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth
Amendment
15. False The USA-PORTRAIT Act of 2001 makes even unknow-
ing association with suspected terrorists a deportable
offense, potentially violating 1st Amendment freedom of
association rights
16. Class- Action Suit A lawsuit filed by an individual seeking damages for "all
persons similarly situated" is known as a
17. John Glover Roberts Jr. The current Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court is
18. Sandra Day O' Connor The first woman appointed to serve on the US Supreme
Court by President Reagan in 1983 was
19. False Unanimous Supreme Court rulings, such as with the
Brown rulings, are extremely rare.
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