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Ch 15 Const. Freedom

Pre-AP Govt. Ch. 15 vocab

TermDefinition
symbolic speech the use of non-verbal expressions
defamation false expressions that injure a person's reputation
obscenity
commercial speech speech aimed at potential consumers that is regulated to ensure truthfulness
seditious speech speech urging resistance to lawful authority
prior restraint censorship of information before it is published
gag order judicial restraint against publication of controversial court information
sequester to hold a jury in isolation to prevent exposure to public opinion
establishment clause prohibition on the government's ability to aid or favor one religion over others
secular non-religious in nature
free-exercise clause prohibition on the fed. govt.'s attempts to interfere with religious afffairs
Jim Crow Laws legal support of racial segregation in southern states from 1865 to 1965
due process the principle requiring the fed. govt. actions not interfere with the exercise of basic rights
equal protection clause requires the fed. govt. to ensure all groups enjoy the same basic rights under common law
general incorporation the process by which the Bill of Rights were extended to all 50 states
selective incorporation process in which courts decide on a case-by-case basis which federal rights apply to state rulings
sit in organized protest in which individuals refuse to move in order to disrupt normal business
affirmative action policy intended to give preference to minorities to make up for past discrimination
racial quotas colleges or businesses set aside a number of spots reserved for minorities
survaillance attempt to keep watch over a suspect or group
wiretap an act of intercepting telephone conversations to seek evidence or information
militia
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