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Ch 4 Civil Liberties

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Legal constitutionals protections against gov. Ensures your liberties under the Bill of Rights are not taken away by gov. civil liberties
A First Amendment provision that prohibits government from interfering with the practice of religion free exercise clause
communication in the form of advertising. It can be restricted more than many other types of speech. commercial speech
part of the fourteenth amendment guaranteeing that persons cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or property by the U.S. or state governments without a fair due process clause
censorship- When gov. tries to prevent material from being published. Used by other countries to control the press. Supreme Court ruled unconst. in Near v. Minnesota prior restraint
When police have evidence or a very strong reason to believe that a person should be arrested. In making the arrest, police are allowed legally to search for and seize incriminating evidence. probable cause
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. (selective inc. would be incorporation on a case by case basis) incorporation doctrine
published/spoken false or malicious statements that damage someone's reputation. libel/slander
Evidence gathered illegally must be excluded from trial. exclusionary rule
Part of the First Amendment that prevents Congress from establishing a national religion. establishment clause
nonverbal communication, such as burning a flag or wearing an armband. The Supreme Court has accorded some symbolic speech protection under the first amendment. symbolic speech
Agreements by two or more states. EX- State that share a river may have an agreement for water rights. interstate compacts
looks at the laws passed by states/fed gov. to determine if the law is constitutional/reasonable. substantive due process
looks at the procedures followed by the police/courts. procedural due process
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