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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Civil Liberties | individual freedoms that place limits on the power of government. Rules that keep gov. limited |
| Civil rights | rights gauranteed by 13, 14, 15, 19, amendments and protected by government refers to the fair treatment and prevention of discrimination |
| Incorporation | the process via the SC to make BOR applicable to states |
| selective inc | incorporation on a case by case basis |
| Freedom of Religion: | Supported by Jefferson and Madison, who liked universal freedom of conscience |
| Arguments: | 1. history has shown that when church and state are linked all ind. freedoms are jeopardized2. detrimental effect of polotics on religion3. negative impact of religion and politics |
| Rights conflict in two ways | -individual rights- school prayer -individual rights vs. good of society-drug laws |
| Bill of Rights | -first 10 amendments - opposed my federalist because the constitution -support by antiferderalist - compromise to help ratify cons |
| Establishment Clause | 1st amendment gaurantee that gov. will not create and support an official state religion - separationist vs. accomodationist |
| Free exercise Clause | 1st amendment gaurentee that citizens may freely engage in the religious activities of their choice |
| Values of Freedom of speech: | informed citizenry, watchdog for goverment, voice minority, preservation of the truth |
| Retrictions on Sedition | Clear and present danger test imminent lawless action test |
| Other Restricted speech | symbolic speech, obscenity and pornography, fightings words and offensive speech |
| freedom of Press | Prior Restraint-restriction on press before published censorship Libel- written defamation of character |
| In defense of the second amendment | -protect hunting and other leisure activities -self defense -protect family and property -not the gov, business to regulate gun use |
| in opposition to second amendment | -arguments in favor dont apply to the amendment -gun control leads to less violence and fewer gun related deaths -no right to absolute |
| Rights of Criminal Defendants | 1. laws are reasonable and fair 2. have rt to appear before a judge 3. rt to legal cousel 4. rt to present a defense |
| Rights to privacy are.... | 1,3,4,5,9 |
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