Unit 2 Exam Ch

Which term refers to the protected freedoms of minority groups against discrimination?

Civil rights

Which amendment to the Constitution guarantees freedoms of religion, speech, press, petition and assembly?

1 st amendment

Which amendment to the Constitution guarantees the right to bear arms?

2 nd Amendment

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” This statement is known as

The establishment clause

A group of people march in front of a state capitol building, carrying signs and shouting slogans. According to the Supreme Court, this is

Speech plus

A law that pronounces a person guilty of a crime without a trial is called a(n)

Bill of attainder

In the United States, people are “secure in persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches” under the ______ amendment

4 th amendment

Evidence obtained illegally cannot be used in trial. This describes

Exclusionary rule

Which amendment protects people from “cruel and unusual” punishment?

8 th amendment

__________ is the government’s right to take private property for public purposes.

Eminent domain

The principle that the government must not deprive a person of life, liberty, or property unreasonably is called

due process

What did the 15 th Amendment do?

Protect the voting rights of African American men

Jim Crow laws resulted in

De jure segregation

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ________________________.

outlaws discrimination in public accommodations and hiring practices

Court Cases Engel v. Vitale Texas v. Johnson Roe v. Wade Plessy v. Ferguson Miranda v. Arizona Brown v. Board … Regents of the University of California v. Bakke Korematsu v. U.S. Mapp v. Ohio Gideon v. Waiwright