Ap Government Unit Vi

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First Amendment Freedoms

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Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press, Speech

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Establishment Clause

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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion

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Free Exercize Clause

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Congress cannot prohibit the free exercize of religion

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Slander

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Untrue, malicious, harmful things spoken.

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Due Process

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life, Liberty, Property Cannot be taken away without ___

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Double Jeopardy

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You cannot be tried twice for the same crime (5th amendment)

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Venue

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We can get a change of ____ if we cannot get a fair trial where the crime occured

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Exclusionary rule

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Evidence improperly obtained cannot be used in a court of law.

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Strict Scrutiny

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the highest level of judicial scrutiny that is applied

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Poll tax

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A tax levied on people rather than on property, often as a requirement for voting.

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Literacy Test

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n examination to determine whether a person meets the literacy requirements for voting

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Arraignment

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To call (an accused person) before a court to answer the charge made against him or her by indictment, information, or complaint

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Separate but Equal Doctrine

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A doctrine established by the Plessy vs. Ferguson case

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De Jure Segregation

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segregation by law

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De Facto Segregation

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segregation by custom

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Grandfather Clause

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clause that granted the right to vote to anyone who could vote prior to the civil war and their descendants, but required diplomas and literacy tests for those who had not been eligible to vote before the war.

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Affirmative Action

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Favoring a group to make up for past discrimination

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Indictment

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Order from a grand jury to stand trial cannot be tried for a crime without this

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Clear and Present Danger

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Our worlds must create a threat to be punishable

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Presumption of Innocence

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We are innocent until proven guilty (no burden of proof rests on the defense)

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Civil liberties

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the name given to freedoms that protect the individual from government

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Probable cause

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reasonable ground for a belief

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Sedition

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incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government

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Civil Rights

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the rights to full legal, social, and economic equality extended to blacks

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Pure speech

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the freedom of speech written and orally

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Symbolic Speech

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the freedom of speech by using symbols (clothing etc.)

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Speech Plus

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Freedom of speech written, orally, and with action

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Search Warrant

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A warrant giving legal authorization for a search.

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Eminent Domain

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the power of the state to take private property for public use with payment of compensation to the owner.

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Reasonable Suspicion

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an objectively justifiable suspicion that is based on specific facts or circumstances which allows for stop and searching

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Bail

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released or free as a result of having posted bond

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Comparable Worth

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the doctrine that a woman's and man's pay should be equal when their work requires equal training, skills, and responsibilities.

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Jim Crow Laws

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a practice or policy of segregating or discriminating against blacks, as in public places, public vehicles, or employment

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Reverse Discrimination

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Discrimination against members of a dominant or majority group, especially when resulting from policies established to correct discrimination against members of a minority or disadvantaged group.