civil liberties and public policy
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| Bill of Rights | first 10 amendments drafted in to ease anti-federalists | ||||
| civil liberties | legal constitutional protections against the goverment | ||||
| commercial speech | communication in the form of advertising; most restricted kind of speech; recieves most protection from the supreme court | ||||
| cruel and unusual punishment | prohibited by the 8th amendment; dosnt allow unjustified death or torture. death penalty exempt | ||||
| eigth amendment | prohibits cruel and unusual punishment | ||||
| establishment clause | contained in the 1st amendment; goverment cannot make a law establishing a religion nor favor one over the other | ||||
| exclusionary rule | where evidence, no matter how incriminating, cannot be introduced into court unless obtained legally | ||||
| fifth amendment | created to protect the rights of the accused of a cime | ||||
| first amendment | establishes the four great liberties, freedom of speech,press,religion and assembly | ||||
| fourteenth amendment | no state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the priveledges or immunities of u.s. citizens | ||||
| free excercise clause | amendment provision that prohibits govermental interference with practice of religion | ||||
| incorporation doctrine | legal concept which the supreme court has nationalized the bill of rights by making provisions for states through the 14th amendment | ||||
| libel | the publications of false or malicious statements that damage someones reputation | ||||
| plea bargaining | a deal offered in hopes the defendent will plea guilty for a lesser charge | ||||
| prior restraint | goverment preventing material from being published | ||||
| probable cause | situation that occurs when police have a reason to believe that a person should be arrested | ||||
| right to privacy | being able to have a private personal life free from the goverment | ||||
| search warrant | written authorization from a court specifying where and what is being searched and for | ||||
| self-incrimination | where an individual accussed of a crime is compelled to be a witness against themselves | ||||
| sixth amendment | protects right of the accused. includes right to counsel, speedy trial, and to confront a witness | ||||
| symbolic speech | burning a flag or wearing an armband | ||||
| unreasonable search and seizure | obtaining evidence in a haphazard or random manner |
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Created by:
twin22556
on 2011-02-08