What issues have been considered by the Supreme Court under the right to privacy doctrine established in Griswold v. Connecticut?
Birth control, abortion, & homosexuality
In essence, for more than 170 years the Bill of Rights
did not really affect most Americans
Which kind of speech is the least protected?
Fighting words
The Supreme Court ruled that the right to privacy did not extend to homosexuals in the case of
Bowers v. Hardwick
An example of speech plus would be
giving a speech against abortion and then distributing informational leaflets
Which amendment provides for freedom of religion?
First
Taking private property for public use is covered under the provision of
eminent domain
The so-called Lemon test, which came from the court case Lemon v. Kurtzman, concerns the issue of
governmental aid to religious schools
Which clause has been interpreted quite strictly to mean that a virtual wall of separation exists between church and state?
establishment clause
The use of personal information by websites like Facebook and its advertisers raises questions about
the right to privacy
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution are known as the
Bill of Rights
Dolltree Mapp was convicted through evidence obtained through an illegal police search. What happened in her case?
The Supreme Court ruled that the illegal evidence could not be used in court
Citizens of the U.S. unquestionably have a right to bear arms, but the exercise of this right can be regulated by
state and federal law
Substantive liberties...
limit what the government can do
Procedural liberties...
define how the government can act
The rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights...
have varied over time, according to decisions by the Supreme Court
Protections of citizens from improper government action is the definition of
civil liberties
Miranda rights concern
self-incrimination
In Palko v. Connecticut, the Supreme Court ruled that double jeopardy...
was NOT a provision of the Bill of Rights incorporated in the 14th Amendment
The 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th Amendments, taken together, define
due process of law
What places restraints on how the government is supposed to act?
procedural liberties and due process
Which 1937 Supreme Court case established the principle of selective incorporation?
Palko v. Connecticut; Gitlow case also established selective incorporation, for freedom of speech
The first civil liberty selectively incorporated into the 14th Amendment as a limitation on state government power was for
property protection (eminent domain, 5th Amendment)
Which clause of the 1st Amendment protects the right to believe in and practice one's religion of choice?
free exercise clause
Civil liberties primarily
protect people from government abuse of power
The concept of selective incorporation means
only some of the liberties in the Bill of Rights are applied to the states; provisions of the Bill of Rights were gradually incorporated into the 14th Amendment over time
The Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade was based on the
right to privacy
Division of current public opinion about the death penalty results from
differing opinions as to what constitutes "cruel and unusual punishment
The Supreme Court upheld a state university ban on Tupperware parties in college dorms, upheld laws prohibiting the electronic media from carrying cigarette ads, and upheld a Puerto Rico statute restricting the advertising of casino gambling. These are ex
commercial speech
The Bill of Rights originally applied to
only the national government
Four forms of speech fall outside the absolute guarantees of the 1st Amendment and therefore outside the realm of protected speech. What is not a conditionally protected form of speech?
Political speech
The 2nd Amendment concerns
the right to bear arms
Government policies after 9/11 have illustrated the tension between
liberty and national security
A law that declares an action to be illegal after it has been committed is a(n)
ex post facto law
The Supreme Court has struck down what activity in public schools?
Prayer in school or during school-sponsored events, allowance of bible reading over school intercoms
The Supreme Court case of Mapp v. Ohio established the
exclusionary rule