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civil liberties |
basic freedoms that are guaranteed under the constituion, such as freedom of speech and freedom of religion. the right are protections from governmental intrusion or abuse. |
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civil rights |
gurantees of eqaul rights and eqaul treatmeant under that law. unlike civil liberties, civil rights are not protections from government abuse, but rights that government must provide to its citizens, such as trial by jury and voting rights. |
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incorporation |
the process by which the supreme court applies the bill of rights to the states through the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment. |
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libel |
publishing false information about someone with intent to cause harm. |
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slander |
orally spreading false information about someone with the intent to cause harm. |
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prior restraint |
an attempt by government to prevent the publication or broadcast of material considered harmful |
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self-incrimination |
statements,usually made under oath, suggesting that the person speaking is guilty of a crime. |
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double jeopardy |
the prosecution of a person a second time for a crime for witch the defendant has already been tried once and founf not guilty. double jepardy is prohibited under the fifth amendment. |
