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1
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laws unde3r which specific persons or groups are detained and sentenced without trial.

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Bills of attainder

2
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citizenship rights guaranteed to the people and protected by the govt. (13-15th, 20+25th amendments)

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Civil Rights

3
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freedom of speech/can’t harm others.

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Freedom of expression

4
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1st amendment guarantee that the govt. will not create and support and official state church.

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establishment clause

5
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1st amendment guarantee that citizens may freely engage in the religious activities of their choice.

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free-exercise clause

6
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right of an accused person to be brought before a judge and informed of the charges and evidence against him or her.

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habeas corpus

7
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supreme court making the protections of the bill of rights applicable to the states.

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incorporation

8
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censorship of or punishment for the expression of ideas before the ideas are printed or spoken

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prior restraint

9
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incorporation of rights by a case-by-case basis.

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selective incorporation

10
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actions that convey a message (burning a flag or draft card, marching in a parade) partially protected in the 1st amendment. Gitlow v. New York

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symbolic speech

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No person shall… be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; laws must be carried out fairly to all

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due process clause (of the 14th amend.)

12
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Right to be left alone except for reasonable public interest in a person’s activities; no search and seizure without probable cause (4th amend)

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Right to Privacy

13
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individual freedoms guaranteed to the people primarily by the bill of rights

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Civil Liberties

14
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freedom of religion, speech, press;right to bear arms; right to privacy; right to speedy trial; (1st 10 amendments)

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Bill of Rights

15
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states must respect all the legal rights guaranteed to criminals.

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Due process of law

16
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laws that criminalize a action after it occurs

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Ex post facto laws

17
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speech intended to incite violence

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Fighting words

18
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people are free to come together and express, defend, discuss their ideas

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Freedom of assembly

19
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rule used by the courts that restricts speech only if it is aimed at producing or is likely to produce imminent lawless action

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imminent lawless action test

20
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speech intended to incite rebellion

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sedition

21
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supporters of separation of church and state

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separationists

22
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the legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a crime

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Capital punishment

23
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From Alabama; served on supreme court, democrat, held segregation in public schools unconstitutional; preferred strict reading of the constitution.

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Hugo Black

24
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the rate or frequency at which people are confined in prison.

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Incarceration rate