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Civil Liberties
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The First Amendment clause prohibiting an official religion | Establishment clause |
| The prohibition against the use of illegally obtained evidence in court | exclusionary rule |
| Protection against arbitrary deprivation of life, liberty, or property as guaranteed in the 5th and 14th Amendments | due process |
| The supposed superiority of rights of expression over other constitutional rights | preferred position |
| Part of the First Amendment protecting freedom of speech, press, assembly, and the right to petition the government | freedom of expression |
| The use of only minimal measures to restrict potentially dangerous expression | "least means" |
| A government action to prevent rather than punish certain expressions | prior restraint |
| A Supreme Court formula to legitimate the abridgement of the right of free speech | "clear and present danger" test |
| Admission of illegally obtained evidence if illegality results from a technical or minor error | good-faith exception |
| Harming another by publishing defamatory statements | libel |
| An interpretation of part of the First Amendment that prevents government involvement with religion | wall-of-separation principle |
| The First Amendment clause guaranteeing religious freedom | Free Exercise clause |
| An act that conveys a political message, such as burning a draft card to protest the draft | symbolic speech |
| The legal basis for the issuance of a search warrant | probable cause |