Gov: Unit 4 Review

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Across
  1. 4. Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime
  2. 6. A process that extended the protections of the Bill of Rights against the actions of state and local governments
  3. 11. Right to trial by jury in civil cases
  4. 12. Protection from this is included in the 5th amendment. "The right to remain silent"
  5. 14. Protects Americans against unreasonable searches and seizures. No soldier, Gov agent, or police can search your home without a search warrant.
  6. 15. a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation.
  7. 17. Establishes women's suffrage--right to vote cannot be denied on account of gender
  8. 20. fair treatment through the normal judicial system
  9. 22. All persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens. No State shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
  10. 23. Passed in 1964, Reinforced the 14th amendment; banned discrimination in public accommodations, prohibited discrimination in any federally assisted program, outlawed discrimination in most employment
  11. 27. The right to vote in the United States cannot be denied based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude
  12. 29. the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.
  13. 30. the right to vote in political elections
  14. 31. A test given to persons to prove they can read and write before being allowed to register to vote
  15. 33. (1215) a charter limiting the power of the Monarch laying out individual freedoms that King John was forced to sign; it made the king obey the same laws as the citizens of his kingdom
  16. 34. the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality within a society
  17. 35. A requirement that citizens pay a tax in order to register to vote
  18. 36. the prosecution of a person twice for the same offense. Protected from this in the 5th amendment.
  19. 37. forbids excessive bail and cruel or unusual punishment
  20. 39. Passed in 1965, a law designed to help end formal and informal barriers to African-American suffrage. Reinforced the 15th Amendment.
  21. 41. An agreement between the people and their government signifying their consent to be governed
  22. 42. Establishes the official voting age to be 18 years old
  23. 43. 5 freedoms: speech, press, religion, assembly, petition
  24. 44. A principle of constitutional government; a government whose powers are defined and limited by a constitution.
  25. 45. Limited rights of Black Americans. Literacy tests, grandfather clauses and poll taxes limited black voting rights
  26. 46. Amendment includes the right to counsel, the right to confront witnesses, and the right to a speedy and public trial with a jury of peers.
  27. 47. nonverbal communication, such as burning a flag or wearing an armband. The Supreme Court has accorded some symbolic speech protection under the first amendment.
Down
  1. 1. Constitutional freedoms guaranteed to all citizens; protected FROM the government
  2. 2. Right to bear arms
  3. 3. the idea that all humans are born with rights, which include the right to life, liberty, and property
  4. 5. 1628. Signed by Charles I. No imprisonment without due cause; no taxes levied without Parliament's consent; soldiers not housed in private homes; no martial law during peace time.
  5. 7. Designed to protect the rights of persons accused of crimes, including protection against double jeopardy, self-incrimination, and punishment without due process of law.
  6. 8. First 10 amendments to the Constitution
  7. 9. Clause in the First Amendment that says the government may not establish an official religion.
  8. 10. The government may not house (quarter) soldiers in private homes without the consent of the owner
  9. 13. First Amendment prohibits government from interfering with the practice of religion. Citizens are free to practice any religion of their choosing.
  10. 16. Provides for representation of Washington, D.C. in the Electoral College
  11. 18. 1689. It guaranteed certain rights to English citizens and declared that elections for Parliament would happen frequently. Created a limited monarchy, a system in which they shared their power with Parliament and the people.
  12. 19. principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern
  13. 21. Sovereignty A belief that ultimate power resides in the people.
  14. 24. A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
  15. 25. A legal paper, issued by a court, giving police permission to make an arrest, seizure, or search.
  16. 26. "Federalism" The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
  17. 28. Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes
  18. 32. Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law
  19. 38. A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
  20. 40. states that people's rights are not limited to just those listed in the Constitution; "Implied" rights