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22 Cards in this Set
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The first ten amendments to the constitution
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Bill of Rights
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the guarantees of the safety of persons, opinions, and property from the arbitrary acts of government, including freedom of speech and freedom of religion
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civil liberties
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a term used for those positive acts of government that seek to make constitutional guarantees a reality for all people
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civil rights
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foreign-born resident, or non-citizen
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alien
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part of the 14th amendment which guarantees that no state deny basic rights to its people
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due process clause
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the process of incorporating, or including, most of the guarantees in the Bill of Rights into the 14th amendments due process clause
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process of incorporation
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addresses rights of the people that are not specifically enumerated in the Constitution
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The Ninth Amendment
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gives the following rights: freedom of speech, freedom of the press, free exercise of religion, and the right of assembly and to petition the government for a redress of grievances
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The First Amendment
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separates church and state
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establishment clause
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church related as in a school like Duchesne
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parochial
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the second part of the constitutional guarantee of religious freedom, which guarantees to each person the right to believe whatever he or she chooses to believe in matters of religion
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free exercise clause
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false and malicious use of printed words
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libel
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false and malicious use of spoken words
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slander
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the crime of attempting to overthrow the government by force, or to disrupts its lawful activities by violent acts
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sedition
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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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seditious speech
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the government cannot curb ideas before they are expressed
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prior restraint
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law wich give reporters some protection against having to disclose their sources or reeal other confidential information in legal procedings
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shield law
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expression by conduct; communicating ideas through facial expressions, body language, or by carrying a sign or wearing an arm band
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symbolic speech
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patrolling of a business site by workers who are on strike
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picketing
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to gather with one another in order to express views on public matters
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assemble
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the government may not regulate assemblies on the basis on what might be said
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content neutral
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the right to associate with other to promote political, economic, and other social cuases
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right of association
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