American Government Ch.19 Vocab From Prentice Hall

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bill of rights

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the first ten amendments to the constitution

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civil liberties

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guarantees of the safety of persons, opinions, and property, from arbitrary acts of government

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civil rights

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those positive acts of government that seek to make constitutional guarantees a reality for all people

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aliens

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people who are not citizens of the country in which they live

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due process clause

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guarantees that no state deny basic rights to its people

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process of incorporation

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the process of incoorperating, or including most of the guarantees in the bill of rights into the 14th amendments due process clause

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establishment clause

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clause that seperates church and state

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parochial

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a church related, as in pariochial school

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free excercise clause

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guarantees the right to each person the right to believe whatever he or she chooses to believe in matters of religion

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slander

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the false and malicious use of spoken words

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sedition

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the crime of attempting to overthrow the government by force or to disrupt its lawful activities by violent acts

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sedtious speech

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the advocating or urging of an attempt to overthrow the government by force, or to disrupt its lawful activities with violence

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libel

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the false and malicious use of printed words

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prior restraint

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the government can not curb ideas before they are expressed

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shield laws

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gives reporters some protection against having to disclose their sources or reveal