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20 Cards in this Set
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Bill of Rights
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The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
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Civil Liberties
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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 Rights
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A term used for those positive acts of government that seek to make constitutional guarantees a reality for all people, e.g., prohibitions of discrimination.
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Alien
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Foreign-born resident, or noncitizen.
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Due Process Clause
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Part of the 14th Amendment which guarantees that no state deny basic rights to its people.
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Process of Incorporation
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The process of incorporatint, or including, most of the guarantees in the Bill of Rights into the 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause.
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Establishment Clause
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Separates church and state.
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Parochial
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Church-related, as in a parochial school.
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Free Excercise Clause
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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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Libel
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False and malicious use of printed words.
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Slander
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False and malicious use of spoken words.
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Sedition
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The crime of attempting to overthrow the government by force, or to disrupt its lawful activities by violent acts.
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Seditious Speech
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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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Prior Restraint
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The government cannot curb ideas before they are expressed.
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Shield Law
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A law which gives reporters some protection against having to disclose their sources or reveal other confidential information in legal proceedings.
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Symbolic Speech
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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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Picketing
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Patrolling of a business site by workers who are on strike.
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Assemble
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To gather with one another in order to express views on public matters.
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Content Neutral
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The government may not regulate assemblies on the basis on what might be said.
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Right of Association
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The right to associate with others to promote political, economic, and other social causes.
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