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Civil Liberties

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