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POLS 206 TAMU EXAM 1 Questions WithExpert Solutions |Updated & Verified
Necessary and proper clause - ✔✔- Allows Congress to make all laws necessary and proper to carry
out all powers the Constitution vests in the national government
Nullification (nullification doctrine) - ✔✔- States could invalidate federal laws deemed unconstitutional
Privileges and immunities clause - ✔✔- Guarantees that citizens of each state have same rights
as citizens of all other states
Civil liberties - ✔✔- Personal guarantees and freedoms that government cannot abridge, either by
law, constitution, or judicial interpretation
- freedom from arbitrary and discriminatory treatment
Espionage Act 1917 - ✔✔- Prohibits sharing information with intent to interfere with operation
or success of armed forces of U.S. or to promote the success of its enemies
- Originally → prevent disclosure of classified information from an authorized person
- Ex. Edward Snowden charged for leaking information → Worked for NSA
,Symbolic Speech - ✔✔- The use of symbols, rather than words to convey ideas
- Actions that convey a particular message
- Men burned their draft cards during Vietnam War
- Students wore black armbands to school to protest the war
Libel - ✔✔- False written statement that defames a character of a person
- Hard to prove in the U.S.; finding of libel against a public official could only stand if the "actual malice",
or a knowing disregard for the truth, was shown.
- Example: Jezebel article about Ted Cruz
Slander - ✔✔- False spoken statement that defames the character of a person
Establishment clause - ✔✔- Directs the national government not to sanction an official religion
Seditious speech - ✔✔- Speech that encourages rebellion against the government
Sedition Act 1918 - ✔✔- Prohibited disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the form
of government, Constitution, Soldiers and sailors, flag or uniform of the armed forces
Prior Restraint - ✔✔- An official government restriction of speech prior to publication
-Can be punished after publishing materials if it breaks the law
, Exclusionary rule - ✔✔- Bars the use of evidence obtained in violation of the 4th Amendment; goal to
deter police from illegal conduct
Free exercise clause - ✔✔- Prohibits the U.S. government from interfering with a citizen's right
to practice his or her religion
Writs of habeas corpus - ✔✔- A court order that requires authorities to bring the accused to court
and can be freed from unlawful detention
-lincoln suspended during civil war
Hyde Amendment (1976) - ✔✔- Abortion was excluded in comprehensive health care services
provided to low-income people by federal government → Medicaid
- Mandates abortion in cases of rape or incest or when mother's life is in serious danger
Due process clause - ✔✔- Limits states' abilities to deprive citizens of their legal rights
- States have to protect the Bill of Rights
Right to privacy - ✔✔- The right to a private personal life free from the intrusion of government
Miranda Rights - ✔✔- Statements that must be made by police informing a suspect of his or her
constitutional rights protected by the 5th amendment, including the right to an attorney provided by the
court if the suspect cannot afford one
- "Right to remain silent; anything you say can be used against you..."
- Miranda V. Arizona 1966
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