chapter 19 vocab Flashcards
(17 cards)
the first ten amendents
Bill of Rights
protections against government
civil liberties
the rights reserved for those positive acts of government that seek to make constitutional guarantees a reality for all people
civil rights
people who are not citizens in the country in which they live in
alien
no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law
Due process Clause
has corporated, combined and merged most of the bill of rights into the fourth amendment
Process of incorporation
any arbitrary interference by government in “the free excerise” of religion
Establishment Clause
church related
parochial
guarantees each person the right to believe in matters of religion
Free Excericise Clause
the false and malicioususe of printed words
libel
the false and malicious use of spoken words
slander
the advocating, or urging,of such conduct
seditious speech
the crime of attempting to overthrow the government by force or to disrupt its lawful activities by violent acts
sedition
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prior restraint
laws that gave reporters some protection against having to disclose or reveal their sources and othe confidential info in leal proceedings in those states
shield laws
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symbolic speech
involves patrolling of a business site by workers who are on strike
picketing
