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Civil Rights
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The terms used for those positive acts of government that seek to make constitutional guarantees
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Civil Liberties
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the guarantee of safety of persons, opinions, and property from arbitrary acts of government. Incl fredom of speech and religion
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Guarantee of Association
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guarantees freedom of assembly and petition. The right to associate with others to promote for political, social and enconomic reasons
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Treason
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Beatrayal of one country, constitution
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Slander
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False and Malicious use of words
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Free Exercise Clause
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The part of the constitution that gaurantee religious freedom
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Libel
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False and malicious use of written words
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Symbolic speech
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Expression of conduct, communicating ideas throught facial expression, body language
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Alien
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A person who is not a citizen
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Bill of Rights
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The first ten amendments to the constitution
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Picketing
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Walking a business sight where workers are on strike
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Due process Clause
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Part of the 14th amendment that gaurantees no state deny basic rights to it's people
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Establishment Clause
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Separates church and state
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Sedition
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The crime of attempting to overthrow the government
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Sheild laws
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A law which gives reporters some protection of having to give up their source, or confidential information
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Content Neutral
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A government may not regulate assemblies based on what might be said
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Assemble
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To gather with another to discuss views on a public matter
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Seditious Speech
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To advocate to attempt to overthow the government
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Prior restraint
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The government cannot curb and idea before they are expressed
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Parochial
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Church related; as in a parochial school
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