AP Gov Facts and Terms

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Across
  1. 4. prohibited excessive or barbaric penalties under the eighth amendment
  2. 5. advertising speech with limited first amendment protection
  3. 6. prevents government from establishing an official religion
  4. 8. policies to increase opportunities for underrepresented groups
  5. 11. agreement where defendant pleads guilty for a lesser sentence
  6. 13. unwelcome conduct that violates civil rights protections
  7. 17. numerical requirement sometimes used in admissions or hiring
  8. 19. written false statements that harm reputation
  9. 20. protections against discrimination and unequal treatment
  10. 22. process by which bill of rights protections apply to the states
  11. 24. protected minority voting rights and banned literacy tests
  12. 25. defines citizenship and applies due process and equal protection to states
  13. 26. ruling that enslaved people were not citizens and had no standing in court
  14. 27. protects speech religion press assembly and petition
  15. 30. prohibits use of illegally obtained evidence in court
  16. 33. first case where gender discrimination violated equal protection
  17. 36. prohibits discrimination based on disability
  18. 37. category of unprotected speech lacking serious value
  19. 38. abolished slavery in the united states
  20. 39. protects individuals’ right to practice their religion
  21. 40. first ten amendments guaranteeing individual freedoms
Down
  1. 1. protection against being forced to testify against oneself
  2. 2. prohibits denying voting rights based on race
  3. 3. the right to vote
  4. 7. fee required to vote used to suppress black voters
  5. 9. requires states to treat individuals equally under the law
  6. 10. established “separate but equal” segregation doctrine
  7. 12. nonverbal expression protected under the first amendment
  8. 14. government censorship before publication generally unconstitutional
  9. 15. overturned plessy and ended school segregation
  10. 16. granted women the right to vote
  11. 18. proposed amendment guaranteeing gender equality
  12. 21. case that began selective incorporation of the bill of rights
  13. 23. banned discrimination in public accommodations employment and education
  14. 28. requires government to follow fair legal procedures
  15. 29. upheld japanese american internment during wwii
  16. 31. principle that equal value work deserves equal pay
  17. 32. freedoms protected from government interference
  18. 34. implied right recognized in cases like griswold and roe
  19. 35. abolished poll taxes in federal elections