Questions

1. What is the difference between civil liberties and civil rights?

1. What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

1. What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

1. What is the difference between de jure and de facto segregation?

1. What is the due process? (5th and 14th amendments)

1. What is the difference between substantive and procedural due process?

1. What is the equal protection of the law clause in the 14th amendment?

1. What is the difference between libel and slander?

1. What is selective incorporation? Which amendments are incorporated?

1. What is the difference between the establishment and free exercise clause in the 1^st amendment? Give an example of each through a court case.

1. What is the lemon test about?

1. What is the Miller test?

1. What is the shield law?

1. What is the Patriot Act?

1. What are some rights given to a person accused of a crime?

1. What is the definition of the "wall of separation" principle? What are some difficulties in using this principle?

1. List and explain the circumstances when the Supreme Court has ruled that freedom of speech may be limited.

1. Define the "clear-and-present-danger test," libel, preferred position, prior restraint, and symbolic speech.

1. Summarize the Supreme Court's changing interpretations of how to protect both the due process rights of accused criminals and to preserve the safety of the community.

1. What is the exclusionary rule and the "good faith exception" ?

1. What is the difference between

Civil Rights

1. What is civil rights?

2. What were the strategies that were used to address issues of civil rights?

3. Briefly outline the steps in the NAACP's strategy in the fight against segregated schools and indicate the success they had in the courts and in implementing desegregation.

4. What was the issue concerning desegregation vs. integration? How has this issue been resolved?

5. How has the Supreme Court changed in its attitudes towards equal rights for women from the early 20^th century to today? What are the standards the Court uses today to in considering sex discrimination cases?

6. What are the criteria that the Supreme Court has adapted in defining strict scrutiny of any law involving racial preferences?

7. Describe the different scrutiny levels and give an example where it would apply:

• Strict scrutiny:

• heightened scrutiny:

• Rational basis review/reasonableness standard:

9. Briefly summarize the highlights of the government's response to abortion.

1o. Explain in detail the progression of gay rights and equality. ( Use legislation and amendments used)

11. What is a class action lawsuit?

12. What is the difference between judicial activism and judicial restraint? How do you think cases should be decided?