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Bill of Rights
Question | Answer |
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Bill of Rights | The first 10 amendments of the constitution |
14th Amendment | Grants citizenship to all people born is the US including former slaves and grants all citizens equal protection of the laws |
Civil Liberties | Basic political freedoms that protect citizens from governmental abuses of power |
Due Process Clause | Forbids states from denying life, liberty, or propery to a person without due process of law. |
Establishment Clause | Congress can't sponsor or favor any religion |
Free Exercise Clause | Congress cannot prohibit or interfere with the practice of religion |
What Amendment is the Due Process Clause a part of | 14th amendment |
What Amendment is the Establishment Clause a part of | 1st amendment |
What Amendment is the Free Exercise Clasue a part of | 1st amendment |
Prior Restraint | A limit on freedom that allows the government to prohibit the media from publishing certain materials |
Exclusionary Rule | Illegally or unconstitutionally acquired evidence cannot be used in a criminal trial |
Dual Citizenship | Citizenship in more that one nation |
Selective Incorporation | The civil liberties granted in the Bill of RIghts were applied to the states on a case-by-case basis |
What amendment is Selective Incorporation a part of | 14th amendment |
Eminent Domain | Power of a government to take private property for public use |
What amendment includes Eminent Domain | 5th amendment |
Double Jepardy | Being tried twice for the same crime |
Which amendment prevents Double Jepardy | 5th amendment |
Clear and Present Danger | This test allowed the governement to restrict certain sypes of speech deemed dangerous |
Which court case established Clear and Present Danger | Schenck v. US |
Symbolic Free Speech | Nonverbal expression that benefits form many of the same constitutional protections as verbal speech becuase of its expressive value |
Commercial Speech | Public expression with the aim of making a profit |
Which amendment protects Commercial speech | 1st amendment |
Libel and Slander | Written false statements that damage a person's reputation |
Shield Laws | Protect reporters right to refuse to testify against their sources while gathering information in their role as reporters |
Strict Scrutiny | Highest level of scrutiny the courts can use when determining whether a law is constitutional |
Intermediate Scrutiny | The middle level of scrutiny the courts can use when determining whether a law is constitutional |
Hate Speech | Expression that is offensive or abusive particularly in terms of gender, religion, race, or sexual orientation |
Which amendment protects people from Hate Speech | 1st amendment |
Freedom to Assemble | The right to hold public meetings and form associations without interference by the government |
Which amendment protects the freedom to assemble | 1st amendment |