Mr. Goto
Senior Government
Topic: CIVIL LIBERTIES
Unit Lesson #20 – Unit Closure – Bingo Term Review (Tu. 5/18/04)
State Standard:
2SS-D6 Develop and defend issues involving civil rights and civil liberties.
Objectives and Expectations for Learning:
The students will review the important terms of the Unit through playing Bingo.
Anticipatory Set:
Ask the class if there are any general questions regarding the unit?
Explain to them that this is the last day for it.
Direct Instruction
Have the class pair up in groups of two. Each person is responsible for defining 5 terms from the Unit, 10 total. The pair will hold onto their sheet for reference later.
Today we will finish up the chapter by playing Bingo before we do the final review game tomorrow. The class will make their own charts using the terms on the board. The teacher will read off a definition and it will be up to the class to know or research the correct answer.
Guided Practice:
Teacher may stop to review concepts or point out significant points.
Closure:
Review tomorrow. Test on Friday. Study Guides due.
Summative Assessment: Notes may be collected at the end of class for points.
Review (new terms in bold)
Unit terms to know
Civil Liberties
Civil Rights
9th Amendment - Unenumerated Rights
14th Amendment - Due Process Clause
Alien
Establishment Clause
Free Exercise Clause
Equal Access Act
Lemon Test
Police Power
Libel
Slander
Miller Test
Prior Restraint
Shield Laws
Symbolic Speech
Espionage
Sabotage
Treason
Sedition
Procedural Due Process
Substantive Due Process
Search Warrant
Probable Cause
Exclusionary Rule
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Bills of Attainder
Ex Post Facto Laws
Grand Jury
Indictment
Presentment
Information
Double Jeopardy
Bench Trial
Miranda Rule
Bail
Segregation
Jim Crow Laws
De Jure Segregation
De Facto Segregation
Affirmative Action
Quotas
Reverse Discrimination
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Court Cases to know
Engel v. Vitale (Marsh v. Chambers), Westside Community Schools v. Mergens, Jacobsen v. Massachusetts, Reynolds v. United States, Miller v. California,
Lemom v. Kurtzman, Louisiana v. Resweber
Civil Rights: Martin Luther King Jr., Jim Clark, Selma march to Montgomery, Burningham
Civil Liberties- guarantees of the safety of persons, opinions, and property from the arbitrary acts of government
Civil Rights- refers to positive acts of government that seek to make constitutional guarantees a reality for all (ex. Prohibition of discrimination)
Due Process Clause -onstitutional guarantee, set out in the 5th and 14th amendment to the Constitution and in every state that government will not deprive any person of life, liberty, or property (pursuit of happiness) by any unfair, arbitrary, or unreasonable action, and that government must act in accord with established rules.
Alien- one who is not a citizen of the state in which they live.
Establishment Clause - 1st Amendment, clause prohibiting either the establishment of a religion or the sanctioning of an existing religion by the government.
Free Exercise Clause - 1t Amendment, clause guarenteeing to each person the right to believe whatever that person chooses in matters of religion.
Equal Access Act – all religious groups must get equal access of resources
Lemon Test - used when giving aid to a program, Lemon vs. Kurtzman, 1971
1- non-secular program (non parochial, non religious), 2- does not advance or hinder a religion, 3- avoids government entanglement in religion
Police Power – right of the government to make and enforce laws for the good of the order
Libel - publication of statements that wrongfully damage another’s reputation.
Slander - speech that wrongfully damage’s a persons reputation.
Miller Test - Miller v. California, used to determine whether an item is Obscene
Prior Restraint – Government cannot restrict your speech, no prior restraint.
Shield Laws - law found in some states designed to protect reporters against being forced to disclose confidential news sources.
Symbolic Speech - expression of beliefs, ideas by conduct rather then in speech or print.
Espionage- spying for a foreign power
Sabotage - destructive act intended to hinder a nation’s war or defense effort.
Treason – levying war against/aiding allies, punishable with the maximum of death
Sedition - spoken, written, or other action promoting resistance to lawful authority; especially advocating the violent overthrow of a government.
Procedural Due Process – the due process of procedure that government must follow
Substantive Due Process – refers to laws where due process is denied
Search Warrant – document allowing officials to search for an item(s)
Probable Cause- this is basically a reason to believe that someone is true
Exclusionary Rule- evidence seized improperly
Writ of Habeas Corpus - Court order that a prisoner be brought before the court and that the detain officer show cause why the prisoner should not be released
-Designed to prevent illegal arrests and unlawful imprisonment.
Bills of Attainder legislative act that inflicts a punishment on a person or group without a trial.-Neither Congress nor the States can make such measures
-May create laws, but not punish those who broke it
Ex Post Facto Laws- Criminal law applied retroactively (Influencing or applying to a period prior to enactment) to the disadvantage of the accused; prohibited by the Constitution.
-Law defining a law/punishment AND is applied to an act before it was passed AND is a disadvantage to the person accused.
-Cannot make a law that punishes someone after the fact
Grand Jury body of 12 to 23 persons convened by a court to decided whether or not there is enough evidence to justify bringing a person to trial.
-Only prosecution
Indictment- Accusation by a Grand Jury; formal finding by the Grand Jury that there is sufficient evidence against a named person to warrant their criminal trial.
-Does the prosecution have enough evidence?
Presentment- Formal accusation of a crime brought by a Grand Jury of its own motion.
Information Formal charges of crime brought against a named person by the prosecutor directly, rather then by a Grand Jury.
-Most cases today.
Double JeopardyTrial a second time for a crime of which the accused was acquitted in a first trial.
-No second trial for the same offense, unless no verdict.
-Prohibited by the 5th and 14th Amendments
-May be tried twice if braking a Federal and State law
Bench Trial- a trial held without a jury; civil or criminal proceeding at which the judge decides questions of fact as well as questions of law.
Miranda Rule - listing of Constitutional rights that suspects must be advised of before police questioning.
Bail- sum of money used to guarantee the accused will appear in court
Segregation- separation or isolation of a racial or other group from the rest of the population in education or other areas of public or private activity.
Jim Crow Laws- Law intended to isolate and separate one group of people from another on the basis of race.
-Named after a stereotypical character that appeared in old shows
-Derogatory term
De Jure Segregation- Segregation as a result of law or government action.
De Facto Segregation- Segregation "in fact", not a result of law or government action.
Affirmative Action- Policy that requires both public and private organizations take positive steps to overcome the effects of past discrimination.
Quotas- rules requiring certain numbers of jobs/promotions for certain groups.
Reverse Discrimination- discriminates against members of the majority group.
Civil Rights Act of 1964- provided for protections against 1-refusal of service or public accommodations, 2-discrimination in any federally funded programs (if not, funding cut), 3-jobs and labor unions may not discriminate… based on religion, sex, race, color or origin
Jus Sanguinus- citizenship given at birth due to "law of the blood" (one or both parents are citizens)
Emmet Till
Birmingham – "Bomb"-ingham
Selma
1st Amendment
8th Amendment
SNCC , SCLC, NAACP, CORE
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