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Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
Civil Liberties
The guarantees of the safety of persons, opinions, and property from the arbitrary acts of government, including freedom of speech and freedom of religion.
Civil Rights
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.
Alien
Foreign-born resident, or noncitizen.
Due Process Clause
Part of the 14th Amendment which guarantees that no state deny basic rights to its people.
Process of Incorporation
The process of incorporatint, or including, most of the guarantees in the Bill of Rights into the 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause.
Establishment Clause
Separates church and state.
Parochial
Church-related, as in a parochial school.
Free Excercise Clause
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.
Libel
False and malicious use of printed words.
Slander
False and malicious use of spoken words.
Sedition
The crime of attempting to overthrow the government by force, or to disrupt its lawful activities by violent acts.
Seditious Speech
The advocating, or urging, of an attempt to overthrow the government by force, or to disrupt its lawful activities with violence.
Prior Restraint
The government cannot curb ideas before they are expressed.
Shield Law
A law which gives reporters some protection against having to disclose their sources or reveal other confidential information in legal proceedings.
Symbolic Speech
Expression by conduct; communicating ideas through facial expressions, body language, or by carrying a sign or wearing an arm band.
Picketing
Patrolling of a business site by workers who are on strike.
Assemble
To gather with one another in order to express views on public matters.
Content Neutral
The government may not regulate assemblies on the basis on what might be said.
Right of Association
The right to associate with others to promote political, economic, and other social causes.