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Oneill - Civil #2
Oneill -civil Right and Liberties (Substantive Rights and Libertiies)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| - What does the Eighth Amendment prohibit? | The Eighth Amendment prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishments for crimes. |
| - What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplish? | It prohibited discrimination in employment and in places of public accommodations, outlawed bias in federally funded programs, and created the Equal Opportunity Commission. |
| - What specific rights and prohibitions are mentioned in the body of the Constitution? | writ of habeas corpus, the protection of citizens from state to state, limits on excessive punishment, guarantee of republican government, and trial by jury in federal courts. It forbids bills of attainder and ex post facto laws. |
| - What five rights are guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment? | Trial rights which consist of; the right to a speedy trial, the right to face the witness against you, the right to an attorney, the right to a trial by jury, and the right to know the charges against you. |
| - What five rights are guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment? | Rights of the accused which consist of; the right to a grand jury, the right to be protected from double jeopardy, the right to eminent domain, the right not to incriminate yourself, and the right of due process of law. |
| - Which of the rights guaranteed under the Bill of Rights have been incorporated by the Fourteenth Amendment to apply to the states? | The First, Fourth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendment have been fully incorporated. The Fifth Amendment has been partially incorporated. |
| - What is the right of expressive association? | In Boy Scouts of America v. Dole (2000) the Supreme Court ruled that forcing the Boy Scouts to admit a homosexual as a scout leader would violate the private organization’s right of freedom of association. |
| - What Amendments were passed following the Civil War to ensure the rights of former slaves? | Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments (know them) |
| - Do students have reasonable expectations as to the right to privacy with regards to drug testing in schools? | No. In Vernonia v. Acton (1995) the Supreme Court decided students must submit to random drug testing in order to participate in interscholastic athletics |
| - When was the voting age lowered to eighteen? | The Twenty-Sixth Amendment was passed in 1971, giving eighteen-year olds the right to vote in the 1972 elections. (Vietnam War caused this). |
| - Is not saying the Pledge of Allegiance in school constitutional protected freedom of speech? | Yes. In West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943) the Court ruled the West Virginia Board’s policy requiring students and teachers to recite the Pledge of Allegiance to be unconstitutional. |
| - What are the two protections of freedom of religion guaranteed by the First Amendment? | The establishment clause protects individuals from the state establishment, sponsorship or favoritism of an official national religion. In the free exercise clause, citizens are permitted to practice their individual religions in any way they choose |
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