Civics and Economics Honors - Unit #5 Quiz

In the US, Civil and Criminal rights are considered...

In the US, Natural Rights are considered...

Deals with the private rights of the citizens

Deals with the social contract and the rights of society

Civil Law is based on a plaintiff suing a defendant for...

Criminal Law is based on a government indicting a defendant with...

Violation of Civil Law

Punishment for Civil Law

Violation of Criminal Law

Punishment for Criminal Law

Punishment is also called...

court order to cease an activity

The Bill of Rights is called...

Specific Civil and Criminal Protections from the Federal Government

Unenumerated Rights - The right to potential additional rights in the future

Reserved Powers for the States

A guarantee of due process protection from STATE government

The fair legal procedures government must follow when dealing with its citizens

the standard that the US Courts use

applying the bill of rights to the state government

1st Incorporation Case over Free Speech

the 14th Amendment is considered a ___ ___ of the Bill of Rights

How many freedoms are covered in the 1st Amendment?

The First Freedom of the First Amendment is...

Specifically the 1st Amendment covers...

Non-religious

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion

Nor prohibiting the free exercise there off

Original Intent of the Establishment Clause

Today's SCOTUS Interpretation of the Establishment Clause

any religious expression

any area paid for by tax payer dollars

Original Intent of the Free Exercise Clause

Today's SCOTUS Interpretation of the Free Exercise Clause

legal 1st which sets the standard for future cases

A plurality of SCOTUS cases regarding religion have involved...

the 1st law that required public education for religious instruction

Governed the territories before they became states for purposes of "Knowledge and Religion/Morality"

Established the modern separation of church and state

SCOTUS ruled that the reading of a nondenominational and voluntary prayer at the beginning of a public school day violated the Establishment clause

SCOTUS ruled that Bible reading as part of the school day violated the Establishment Clause

Abington School District v Schempp EXECPTIONS

Established the "Excessive Entanglement Standard" regarding the Government and Religion

• Gov Involvement must have a secular purpose

• Gov Involvement must not help or hinder religion

• Gov and Religion must not excessively entangle

SCOTUS ruled that state mandated compulsory attendance laws for public education violated the Free Exercise Clause

SCOTUS ruled that the posting of the 10 commandments in public schools violated the Establishment Clause

The 10 Commandments may be posted in public courthouses due to historical context

SCOTUS ruled that moments of silence in public schools violate the Establishment Clause - if they suggest the use of prayer

SCOTUS ruled that public school bans before/after hours bible clubs violate the Free Exercise Clause

Bans discrimination in public schools on religion and politics

SCOTUS ruled that prayer at graduation ceremonies violates the Establishment Clause - UNLESS it is student led

SCOTUS Ruled that loudspeaker prayer at public school events violated the Establishment Clause - unless it is student-led and student-initiated

SCOTUS ruled that tax vouchers are constitutional payments for private religious school tuition

SCOTUS upheld the right of inmates to violate prison dress codes in the name of religious expression

SCOTUS upholds prisoner rights to practice Satanism

SCOTUS upheld the right of public school sports coaches to lead their teams in prayer on the field of play after coaching

SCOTUS denies state to not teach Evolution

SCOTUS says the state cannot be required to teach creationism AND evolution