AP Gov Facts and Terms Crossword

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  1. 4. A specific number or percentage of positions (in jobs or schools) that must be filled by members of a specific group.
  2. 6. Rights: Policies designed to protect people against arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by government officials or individuals.
  3. 8. Restraint: Government actions that prevent material from being published; a form of censorship that is usually unconstitutional.
  4. 10. Being forced to be a witness against oneself; prohibited by the 5th Amendment.
  5. 14. v. US: The 1944 Supreme Court decision that upheld the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II as constitutional.
  6. 15. Process Clause: Part of the 14th Amendment guaranteeing that persons cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or property by the government without due process of law.
  7. 16. and Unusual Punishment: Court sentences prohibited by the 8th Amendment (such as torture).
  8. 18. of Rights: The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which define basic liberties such as freedom of religion, speech, and press.
  9. 20. Rights Act of 1964: The law making racial discrimination in public accommodations (like hotels) and employment illegal.
  10. 21. Worth: The principle that men and women should receive equal pay when they perform work that involves similar skills and responsibilities.
  11. 23. v. Reed: The 1971 case in which the Supreme Court for the first time upheld a claim of gender discrimination.
  12. 24. Amendment: The constitutional amendment adopted after the Civil War that guarantees "equal protection of the laws" and due process for all citizens.
  13. 25. Liberties: The legal constitutional protections against government actions, formally set down in the Bill of Rights.
  14. 28. Harassment: Unwelcome sexual advances or conduct that creates a hostile or offensive work environment.
  15. 29. The legal right to vote.
  16. 30. Clause: Part of the 1st Amendment stating that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion."
  17. 33. The publication of false and malicious statements that damage someone’s reputation.
  18. 34. Amendment: The constitutional amendment ratified after the Civil War that forbade slavery and involuntary servitude.
  19. 36. v. New York: The 1925 Supreme Court case holding that freedoms of press and speech are protected by the due process clause of the 14th Amendment from impairment by the states.
  20. 37. Amendment: The constitutional amendment adopted in 1920 that guarantees women the right to vote.
  21. 38. Exercise Clause: A 1st Amendment provision that prohibits government from interfering with the practice of religion.
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  1. 1. Speech: Nonverbal communication, such as burning a flag or wearing an armband, which is protected under the 1st Amendment.
  2. 2. Speech: Communication in the form of advertising, which can be restricted more than other types of speech.
  3. 3. to Privacy: The right to a private personal life free from the intrusion of government, implied by various amendments.
  4. 5. Action: A policy designed to give special attention to or compensatory treatment for members of previously disadvantaged groups.
  5. 7. Rights Act of 1965: A law designed to help end formal and informal barriers to African American suffrage, such as literacy tests.
  6. 8. v. Ferguson: The 1896 Supreme Court decision that provided a constitutional justification for segregation by ruling that "separate but equal" facilities were legal.
  7. 9. v. Board of Education: The 1954 landmark decision holding that school segregation was inherently unconstitutional.
  8. 11. with Disabilities Act: A 1990 law that requires employers and public facilities to make "reasonable accommodations" for people with disabilities.
  9. 12. Material that is considered lewd or offensive by contemporary community standards and lacks serious literary, artistic, or scientific value.
  10. 13. Tax: Small taxes levied on the right to vote; used by Southern states to exclude African Americans from the polls.
  11. 17. Doctrine: The legal concept under which the Supreme Court has nationalized the Bill of Rights by making most of its provisions applicable to the states.
  12. 19. Protection Clause: Part of the 14th Amendment emphasizing that the laws must provide equivalent protection to all people.
  13. 22. Rule: The rule that evidence cannot be used in a trial if it was obtained through unconstitutional means (like an illegal search).
  14. 26. Amendment: The constitutional amendment passed in 1964 that declared poll taxes void in federal elections.
  15. 27. Amendment: The constitutional amendment that protects the four great liberties: freedom of religion, speech, press, and assembly.
  16. 31. v. Sandford: The 1857 decision ruling that a slave who had escaped to a free state enjoyed no rights as a citizen and that Congress could not ban slavery.
  17. 32. Rights Amendment: A proposed amendment stating that "equality of rights... shall not be denied... on account of sex." It failed to be ratified by enough states.
  18. 34. Amendment: The constitutional amendment adopted in 1870 to extend suffrage to African Americans.
  19. 35. Bargaining: A bargain struck between a defendant's lawyer and a prosecutor where the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser crime in exchange for a lighter sentence.