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9 Cards in this Set
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Civil Liberties
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Fundamental freedoms that together preserve the rights of a free people
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Civil Rights Amendments
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The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments
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Due Process Clause
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Found in the 5th and 14th amendments; forbids deprivation of life, liberty of property without due process of law
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Clear and Present Danger Doctrine
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The principle that people should have complete freedom of speech unless their language endangers the nation
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Fighting Words Doctrine
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Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire - some words constitute violent acts and are not protected under the first amendment
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Prior Restraint Doctrine
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Gives individuals the right to publish without prior restraint - without submitting it to a government censor
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Exclusionary Rule
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Legal standard that says that illegally obtained evidence cannot be used in court
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Mapp v. Ohio
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1961 - Any evidence obtained without a search warrant may not be used in court
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Plea Bargain
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Agreement between prosectution and defense that the accused with admit having commited acrime, provided that the other charges are dropped and the reccomended sentace is shortened
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