Chapter 5 Civil Liberties

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clear-and-present-danger test (ch. 5)

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law should not punish speech unless there was a clear and present danger of producing harmful actions

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due process of law (ch. 5)

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denies the government the right, without due process, to deprive people of life, liberty and property

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equal protection of the law (ch. 5)

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a standard of equal treatment that must be observed by the government

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establishment clause (ch. 5)

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First Amendment band on laws "respecting an establishment of religion

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exlusionary rule (ch. 5)

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improperly gathered evidence may not be introduced in a criminal trial

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freedom of expression (ch. 5)

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right of people to speak, publish, and assemble

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freedom of religion (ch. 5)

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people shall be free to exercise their religion, and government may not establish a religion

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free-exercise clause (ch. 5)

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First Amendment requirement that law cannot prevent free exercise of religion

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good-faith exception (ch. 5)

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an error in gathering evidence sufficiently minor that it may be used in a trial

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libel (ch. 5)

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writing that falsely injures another person

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prior restraint (ch. 5)

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censorship of a publication

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probable cause (ch. 5)

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reasonable cause for issuing a search warrant or making an arrest; more than mere suspicion

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search warrant (ch. 5)

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a judge's order authorizing a search

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selective incorporation (ch. 5)

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court cases that apply Bill of Rights to states

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symbolic speech (ch. 5)

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an act that conveys a political message

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wall of separation (ch. 5)

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court ruling that government cannot be involved with religion