AP GOV FACTS AND TERMS

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Across
  1. 7. Restraint - Government censorship before publication
  2. 10. Amendment - Granted women the right to vote
  3. 11. - Speech not protected because it lacks serious value
  4. 12. v. Sandford - Case ruling that enslaved people were not citizens
  5. 13. - Written false statements that harm someone’s reputation
  6. 15. Exercise Clause - Protects individuals’ right to practice their religion
  7. 16. Amendment - Prohibits denying voting rights based on race
  8. 17. Rule - Bars illegally obtained evidence from court
  9. 20. and Unusual Punishment - Punishment prohibited by the 8th Amendment
  10. 26. Worth - Idea that jobs of equal value should receive equal pay
  11. 29. v US - Upheld Japanese American internment during WWII
  12. 31. Action - Policies to increase opportunities for underrepresented groups
  13. 32. to Privacy - Implied constitutional protection of personal autonomy
  14. 33. Amendment - Protects speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
  15. 34. with Disabilities Act - Law banning discrimination against people with disabilities
  16. 36. - Numerical requirement for representation; often controversial in admissions
  17. 37. Process Clause - Constitutional guarantee of fair legal procedures
  18. 38. Tax - Fee required to vote; used to suppress minority voters
Down
  1. 1. Clause - Prohibits government from creating an official religion
  2. 2. Rights Act of 1964 - Banned discrimination in public accommodations and employment
  3. 3. Amendment - Abolished slavery in the United States
  4. 4. v New York - Case that began applying the Bill of Rights to the states
  5. 5. v Board - Declared segregated schools unconstitutional
  6. 6. Bargaining - Agreement where defendant pleads guilty for a lighter sentence
  7. 8. Liberties - Individual freedoms protected from government interference
  8. 9. Rights - Policies protecting people from discriminatory treatment
  9. 10. Amendment - Guarantees equal protection and due process to all citizens
  10. 12. - Being forced to testify against oneself
  11. 14. Protection Clause - Requires states to treat individuals equally under the law
  12. 18. Harassment - Unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature in workplace or school
  13. 19. v Reed - First case where gender discrimination was ruled unconstitutional
  14. 21. Doctrine - Process of applying Bill of Rights protections to states
  15. 22. Speech - Advertising; receives limited First Amendment protection
  16. 23. Speech - Nonverbal expression protected as free speech
  17. 24. Rights Act of 1965 - Protected minority voting rights and banned literacy tests
  18. 25. - The right to vote
  19. 27. Amendment - Abolished poll taxes in federal elections
  20. 28. v Ferguson - Upheld “separate but equal” segregation
  21. 30. of Rights - First ten amendments guaranteeing fundamental freedoms
  22. 35. Rights Amendment - Proposed amendment guaranteeing gender equality