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20 Cards in this Set
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Ratify
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to approve
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Human Rights
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fundamental freedoms
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Incorporation
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a process that extended the protections of the Bill of Rights against the actions of state and local government
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Establishment Clause
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the First Amendment guarantees that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion."
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Free Exercise Clause
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the first amendment guarantee that prohibits government from unduly interfering with the free exercise of religion
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Parochial Schools
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a school operated by a church or religious group
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Secular
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nonreligious
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Precedent
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a model on which to base later decisions or actions
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Pure Speech
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the verbal expression of thought and opinion before an audience that has chosen to listen
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Symbolic Speech
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the use of actions and symbols in addition to or instead of words, to express opinions
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Defamatory Speech
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false speech that damages a person's good name, character, or reputation
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Slander
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false speech intended to damage a person's reputation
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Libel
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false written or published statements intended to damage a person's reputation
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Prior Restraint
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government censorship of information before it is published or broadcasted
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Sequestered
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to keep isolated
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Gag Order
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an order by a judge barring the press from publishing certain types of information about a pending court case
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Picketing
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to patrol an establishment to convince workers and the pubic not to enter it
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Heckler's Veto
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pubic veto of free speech and assembly rights of unpopular groups by claiming demonstrations will result in violence
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Clear and Present Danger
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a conflict between 5 expressions and the demand of public safety
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Preferred Position Doctrine
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holds the first amendment freedoms are more fundamental than other freedoms because they provide the basis of all liberties
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