Ch. 5 Civil Liberties
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nnekadibe94 on April 12, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Due Process of Law | denies the government the right, without due process, to deprive people of life, liberty, and property |
| Equal Protection of the Laws | a standard of equal treatment that must be observed by the government |
| Selective Incorporation | court cases that apply Bill of Rights... |
| Prior Restraint | censorship of publication... |
| Clear and Present Danger Test | law should not punish speech unless there was a clear and present danger of producing harmful action... |
| Libel | writing that falsely injures another... |
| Symbolic Speech | an act that conveys a political message... |
| Free Exercise Clause | first amendment requirement that law cannot prevent free exercise of religion... |
| Establishment Clause | first amendment ban on laws "respecting an establishment of religion"... |
| Wall-of-Separation | court ruling that government cannot be involved with religion... |
| Exclusionary Rule | improperly gathered evidence may not be introduced in a criminal trial... |
| Search warrant | a judge's order authorizing a search... |
| Probable Cause | reasonable cause for issuing a search warrant or making arrest; more than mere suspicion... |
| Good-Faith Exception | an error in gathering evidence sufficiently minor that it may be used in a trial... |
| U.S. Patriot Act | a law designed to increase federal powers to investigate terrorists. Provisions include government tapping telephones and internet, government may track movement of money, investigators can access grand jury info, government may seize voicemail, and immigration... |
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