firsts 10 admendments to the constitution

the guarantees of the safety of persons, opinioins, and property from the arbitrary acts of government, including freedom of speech and freedom of religion

person who is not a citizen in which he lives

a term used for those positive acts of government

part of the 14th admendment which guarantees that no state deny basic rights to people

Process of Incorporation

including most of the guarantees in the Bill of Rights into the 14th admendment. ...due process clause

a U. S. Justice (judge) who made a statement regarding the strictly limited government authority

Oliver Wendell Holmes

U. S. Justice.... established the doctrine of clear and present danger

site of American Naval Base in Hawaii / bombed by Japan in December 1941

U. S. House speaker propoesed a constitutional admentment that would explicitedly prohibit the use of state money for sectarian schools

guarantees to each person the right to believe whatever he or she chooses to believe in matters of religion

Alexis De Tocqueville

a Frenchman that discovered the American principles of the seperation of church and state

false and malicious use of printed words

false and malicious used of spoken words

attempting to overthrow the government by force or to disrupt its lawful activities by violent acts

advocating or urging of an attempt to overthrow the government

patroling of a business site by workers who are on strike

government cannot curb ideas before they are spoken

court order that forces or limits the performance of some act

laws that give reporters some protection against having to discolse their sources or reveal other confidential information

present Supreme Court Justice....wrote that we must protect an individuals rights to free speech

Oliver Wendell Holmes

established the "clear and present rule"

a citizen's right to bring his/her view to the attention of public officials

form of protest in which prople deliberately but non-violently violate the law as a means of expressing their opposion to some particular law

the government may not regulate assemblies on the basis on what might be said

the right to associate with others to promote political, economic, and other social causes

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Civics Chap 8 Part 1

Civics Chap 8 Part 1 Vocab

Term	Definition
Bill of Rights	firsts 10 admendments to the constitution
Civil Liberalities	the guarantees of the safety of persons, opinioins, and property from the arbitrary acts of government, including freedom of speech and freedom of religion
Alien	person who is not a citizen in which he lives
Civil Rights	a term used for those positive acts of government
Due Process Clause	part of the 14th admendment which guarantees that no state deny basic rights to people
Process of Incorporation	including most of the guarantees in the Bill of Rights into the 14th admendment. ...due process clause
Robert H Jackson	a U. S. Justice (judge) who made a statement regarding the strictly limited government authority
Oliver Wendell Holmes	U. S. Justice.... established the doctrine of clear and present danger
Pearl Harbor	site of American Naval Base in Hawaii / bombed by Japan in December 1941
James G. Blaine	U. S. House speaker propoesed a constitutional admentment that would explicitedly prohibit the use of state money for sectarian schools
Establishment Clause	seperates church and state
Free Exercise Clause	guarantees to each person the right to believe whatever he or she chooses to believe in matters of religion
Parochial	church related
Alexis De Tocqueville	a Frenchman that discovered the American principles of the seperation of church and state
Libel	false and malicious use of printed words
Slander	false and malicious used of spoken words
Sedition	attempting to overthrow the government by force or to disrupt its lawful activities by violent acts
Seditious Speech	advocating or urging of an attempt to overthrow the government
Picketing	patroling of a business site by workers who are on strike
Prior Restraint	government cannot curb ideas before they are spoken
Injunction	court order that forces or limits the performance of some act
Sheild Laws	laws that give reporters some protection against having to discolse their sources or reveal other confidential information
John Roberts	present Supreme Court Justice....wrote that we must protect an individuals rights to free speech
Oliver Wendell Holmes	established the "clear and present rule"
Assemble	to gather
Petition	a citizen's right to bring his/her view to the attention of public officials
Civil Disobedience	form of protest in which prople deliberately but non-violently violate the law as a means of expressing their opposion to some particular law
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

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