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Ch. 19
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bill of Rights | 1st 10 amendments, established to protect personal rights and freedoms |
| Civil Liberties | protection against gov't, guarantee safety |
| Civil Rights | positive acts of gov't, constitutional guarantee-->reality |
| Alien | not citizen of country where living |
| Due Process clause | state cant deny rights (basic or essential to live) |
| Process of Incorporation | incorporate Bill of Rights to 14th amendment |
| Establishment clause | prohibits the establishment of a national religion |
| parochial | church related |
| Free Exercise clause | each person can practice whatever religion they chose |
| libel | false and malicious use of printed word |
| slander | false and malicious use of spoken word |
| sedition | Attempting to overthrow the government by force or using violence to interrupt its activities |
| 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 gov't cannot curb ideas before they are expressed |
| shield laws | state laws that protect journalists from having to reveal their sources |
| symbolic speech | unspoken expression of views |
| picketing | patrolling of a business site by workers who are on strike |
| assemble | gather (to express views) |
| 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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