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Unit 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Civil Liberties | Individual rights and freedoms that the gov can't interfere on. Guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. |
| Bill Of Rights | First 10 amendments in the constitution that protects fundamental freedoms. |
| First Amendment | Part of the bill of rights. Prevents congress from making laws that infringe on your freedoms. |
| Fourteenth Amendment | Granted citizenship to all persons born in the United States. Guaranteed equal protection under the law. Contains the due process clause. |
| Due Process Clause | Found in the 5th and 14th amendment. Protects individuals from being deprived of life, liberty, and property without due process (Fair Procedures) |
| Incorporation Doctorine | Uses the 14th amendment and due process clause to apply protections under the Bill of Rights to states. States cannot infringe on these rights. |
| Establishment Clause | First amendment. Gov cannot create or establish a formal religion or can they put a religion on anyone else. Separation of church and state. |
| Free Exercise Clause | First amendment. People are allowed to practice their religion freely without government interference, as long as it does not conflict with public morals or laws. |
| Prior Restraint | Gov action that prevents speech or publication before it happens. Generally considered unconstitutional, but may by allowed. |
| Libel | False written statement that damages a persons reputation. Not considered freedom of speech. |
| Symbolic Speech | Nonverbal actions that express political or social ideas. Protected in first amendment. |
| Commercial Speech | Speech or advertisement intended to promote a product or a service. While protected by the First amendment, its subjected to more regulation then most. |
| Probable Cause | Belief that a crime has been or will be committed, justices police in making an arrest or conducting a search. Required by 4th amendment for search and warrants. |