UNIT 3 CIVIL LIBERTIES & CIVIL RIGHTS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Civil Liberties - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Constitutional freedoms guaranteed to all citizens; outlined in the
Bill of Rights to protect individuals from government oppression
Civil Rights - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Policies designed to protect people from minority groups against
arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by government officials or individuals.
Bill of Rights - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The first ten amendments to the Constitution
14th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are
guaranteed equal protection of the laws and due process of the law
Due Process Clause - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅14th amendment clause stating that no state may deprive a
person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law
Equal Protection Clause - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅14th amendment clause that prohibits states from
denying equal protection under the law, and has been used to combat discrimination
1st Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
Freedom of Speech - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the right to express any opinions without censorship or
restraint.
Freedom of Press - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the right of journalists to publish the truth without restriction
or penalty
Freedom of Religion - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅people shall be free to exercise their religion, and
government may not establish a religion
, Rights of the Accused - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The protections that the Constitution guarantees to
citizens who are accused of crimes.
4th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
5th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due
process
6th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The right to a Speedy Trial by jury, representation by an
attorney for an accused person
8th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅No cruel or unusual punishment
9th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Citizens entitled to rights not listed in the Constitution
10th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The powers not delegated to the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
Tinker vs. Des Moines School District - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The wearing of arm bands by students to
protest the war in Vietnam is protected by freedom of speech and cannot be prohibited by school
officials
Schenk v. U.S. (1919) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Clear and present danger test; limits on speech esp.
during wartime.
Privacy Rights - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Liberties protected by several amendments in the Bill of Rights
that shield certain personal aspects of citizens' lives from governmental interference, such as the Fourth
Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.
Selective Incorporation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The process by which provisions of the Bill of Rights are
brought within the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment and so applied to state and local governments.
ANSWERS
Civil Liberties - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Constitutional freedoms guaranteed to all citizens; outlined in the
Bill of Rights to protect individuals from government oppression
Civil Rights - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Policies designed to protect people from minority groups against
arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by government officials or individuals.
Bill of Rights - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The first ten amendments to the Constitution
14th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are
guaranteed equal protection of the laws and due process of the law
Due Process Clause - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅14th amendment clause stating that no state may deprive a
person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law
Equal Protection Clause - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅14th amendment clause that prohibits states from
denying equal protection under the law, and has been used to combat discrimination
1st Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
Freedom of Speech - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the right to express any opinions without censorship or
restraint.
Freedom of Press - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the right of journalists to publish the truth without restriction
or penalty
Freedom of Religion - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅people shall be free to exercise their religion, and
government may not establish a religion
, Rights of the Accused - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The protections that the Constitution guarantees to
citizens who are accused of crimes.
4th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
5th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due
process
6th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The right to a Speedy Trial by jury, representation by an
attorney for an accused person
8th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅No cruel or unusual punishment
9th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Citizens entitled to rights not listed in the Constitution
10th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The powers not delegated to the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
Tinker vs. Des Moines School District - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The wearing of arm bands by students to
protest the war in Vietnam is protected by freedom of speech and cannot be prohibited by school
officials
Schenk v. U.S. (1919) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Clear and present danger test; limits on speech esp.
during wartime.
Privacy Rights - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Liberties protected by several amendments in the Bill of Rights
that shield certain personal aspects of citizens' lives from governmental interference, such as the Fourth
Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.
Selective Incorporation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The process by which provisions of the Bill of Rights are
brought within the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment and so applied to state and local governments.
