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17 Cards in this Set
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Incorporation
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Extends protection of bill of rights against state and local laws
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Establishment clause
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Establishes that the first amendment will not respect any organization of religion
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Seditious speech
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Speech urging resistance to lawful authority
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Parochial school
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Religious school
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Libel
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Written note meant to damage a person's reputation
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Prior restraint
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Government censorship of information before it is aired
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Gag order
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Prevents the press from publishing classified information about a court case
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Sequester
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To keep isolated
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Shield laws
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Laws protecting reporters from being forced to give information that is classified
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Heckler’s veto
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Society disallowing a disliked group from freely speaking by threatening violence
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Naturalization
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Legal process to allow citizenship
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Exclusionary rule
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Doesn't allow illegally obtained evidence to be used in court.
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Affirmative action
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System that gives jobs, government contracts, promotion, admission to schools, and other benefits to minorities
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Adversary system
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Has two attorneys bring their best case on both sides.
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Hung jury
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Jury that is unable to come to a conclusion
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Rational basis test
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Test used to make sure a state law is relevant to what the needs of the government are
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Suspect classifications
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Classification based on race
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