The constitutional and other legal protections against government actions. Our civil liberties are formally set down in the Bill of Rights.

The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which define such basic liberties as freedom of religion, speech, and press and guarantee defendants’ rights.

The constitutional amendment that establishes the four great liberties: freedom of the press, of speech, of reli- gion, and of assembly.

The constitutional amendment adopted after the Civil War that declares “No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge

Part of the Fourteenth Amendment guaranteeing that persons cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or property by the United States or state govern- ments without due process of law.

The legal concept under which the Supreme Court has nationalized the Bill of Rights by making most of its provisions applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.

Part of the First Amendment stating that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.”

A First Amendment provision that prohibits government from interfering with the practice of religion.

Government actions preventing material from being published. Prior restraint is usually prohibited by the First Amendment, as confirmed in Near v. Minnesota.

The publication of false and malicious statements that damage someone’s reputation.

Nonverbal communication, such as burning a flag or wearing an armband. The Supreme Court has accorded some symbolic speech protection under the First Amendment.

Communication in the form of adver- tising, which can be restricted more than many other types of speech.

The situation in which the police have reasonable grounds to believe that a person should be arrested.

The rule that evidence cannot be introduced into a trial if it was not constitutionally obtained. The rule prohibits use of evidence obtained through unreasonable search and seizure.

The situation occurring when an indi- vidual accused of a crime is compelled to be a witness against himself or her- self in court. The Fifth Amendment forbids involuntary self-incrimination.

The right to a private personal life free from the intrusion of government.

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Chapter 4

Term	Definition
Civil Liberties	The constitutional and other legal protections against government actions. Our civil liberties are formally set down in the Bill of Rights.
Bill of rights	The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which define such basic liberties as freedom of religion, speech, and press and guarantee defendants’ rights.
First Amendment	The constitutional amendment that establishes the four great liberties: freedom of the press, of speech, of reli- gion, and of assembly.
14th Amendment	The constitutional amendment adopted after the Civil War that declares “No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge
Due process clause	Part of the Fourteenth Amendment guaranteeing that persons cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or property by the United States or state govern- ments without due process of law.
Incorporation Clause	The legal concept under which the Supreme Court has nationalized the Bill of Rights by making most of its provisions applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
Establishment Clause	Part of the First Amendment stating that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.”
Free Exercise Clause	A First Amendment provision that prohibits government from interfering with the practice of religion.
Prior restraunt	Government actions preventing material from being published. Prior restraint is usually prohibited by the First Amendment, as confirmed in Near v. Minnesota.
Libel	The publication of false and malicious statements that damage someone’s reputation.
Symbolic Speech	Nonverbal communication, such as burning a flag or wearing an armband. The Supreme Court has accorded some symbolic speech protection under the First Amendment.
Commercial speech	Communication in the form of adver- tising, which can be restricted more than many other types of speech.
Probable Clause	The situation in which the police have reasonable grounds to believe that a person should be arrested.
Exclusionary Rule	The rule that evidence cannot be introduced into a trial if it was not constitutionally obtained. The rule prohibits use of evidence obtained through unreasonable search and seizure.
Self- incrimination	The situation occurring when an indi- vidual accused of a crime is compelled to be a witness against himself or her- self in court. The Fifth Amendment forbids involuntary self-incrimination.
Right to privacy	The right to a private personal life free from the intrusion of government.

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