Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Review

Segregation that exists, but is not created and enforced by law, is know as ______ segregation.

Which test does the Supreme Court use when determining whether gender discrimination can occur?

Which amendment states that people have rights beyond those specifically listed in the Bill of Rights?

Using the death penalty violates the 8th Amendment.

The Supreme Court has ruled that using race as one of several factors for college admissions violates the 14th amendment

The Bill of Rights originally acted as restictions against

In recent years, courts have rules that government may take land from individuals for what kind of purpose?

Witnesses testifying against a person on trial may do so with a written statement instead of showing up to court.

The Constitutional amendment that promises Americans "equal protection of the laws" is

The Supreme Court ruled in Mapp v. Ohio that states cannot violate the 4th amendment. This illustrates the process of

As indicated in Schenk v. U.S., laws prohibiting speech have been upheld by the Supreme Court if they

The rights listed in the Bill of Rights protect the people from each other.

Clarence Earl Gideon's story revolved around his struggle to have what during his trial?

Which of the following decisions is based on the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Free Exercise clause?

As determined the New York Times v. U.S., almost without exception the government cannot apply _____ to written speech

The protection against cruel and unusual punishments is guaranteed by which amendment?

Which of these rights is not specifically given in the Bills of Rights, but the court has ruled we have it anyway?

People have more rights than what are specifically listed in the Bill of Rights.

Who was Martin Luther King's target audience in "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"?

Tinker v. Des Moines was a landmark decision about the 4th Amendment.

Law enforcement must have _____________ in order for a judge to issue them a search warrant