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12 GOV Vocab 19
US Government Ponder CH 19 Vocab study material
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bill of Rights | The first ten amendments to the Constitution |
| civil liberties | The guarantees of the safety of persons, opinions,and property from the arbitrary acts of government, including freedom of speech and freedom of religion |
| civil rights | A term used for those positive acts of government that seek to make constitutional guarantees a reality for all people |
| alien | Foreign-born resident, or noncitizen. |
| Due Process Clause | the government must act fairly and in accord with established rules in all that it does. |
| Establishment Clause | Separates church and state |
| Parochial | Church-related, as in a parochial school. |
| Free Exercise Clause | The second part of the constitutional guarantee of religious freedom, which guarantees to each person the right to believe whatever he or she chooses to believe in matters of religion |
| Libel | False and malicious use of printed words |
| Slander | False and malicious use of spoken words |
| Sedition | The crime of attempting to overthrow the government by force, or to disrupt its lawful activities by violent acts |
| seditious speech | The advocating, or urging, of an attempt to overthrow the government by force, or to disrupt its lawful activities with violence |
| prior restraint | The government cannot curb ideas before they are expressed |
| shield law | A law which gives reporters some protection against having to disclose their sources or reveal other confidential information in legal proceedings |
| symbolic speech | Expression by conduct; communicating ideas through facial expressions, body language, or by carrying a sign or wearing an arm band |
| picketing | Patrolling of a business site by workers who are on strike |
| assemble | To gather with one another in order to express views on public matters |
| content neutral | The government may not regulate assemblies on the basis on what might be said |
| right of association | The right to associate with others to promote political, economic, and other social causes |
| process of incorporation | The process of incorporating, or including, most of the guarantees in the Bill of Rights into the 14th Amendment’s Due Process Clause. |
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