Grace Prep Chapter 13 Government Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 free exercise clause | the First Amendment guarantee that prohibits government from unduly interfering with the free exercise of religion |
| parochial school | a school operated by a church or religious group |
| pure speech | the verbal expression of thought and opinion before an audience that has chosen to listen |
| symbolic speech | the use of actions and symbols, in addition to or instead of words, to express opinions |
| seditious speech | speech urging resistance to lawful authority or advocating the overthrow of the government |
| defamatory speech | false speech that damages a person's good name, character, or reputation |
| libel | false written or published statements intended to damage a person's reputation |
| prior restraint | government censorship of information before it is published or broadcast |
| sequester | to keep isolated |
| gag order | an order by a judge barring the press from publishing certain types of information about a pending court case |
| shield law | a law that gives reporters some means of protection against being forced to disclose confidential information or sources in state courts |
| picket | to patrol an establishment to convince workers and the public not to enter it |
| hecklers veto | public veto of free speech and assembly rights of unpopular groups by claiming demonstrations will result in violence |
| Fourteenth Amendment | 1868 defined citizenship and applied the guarantees of the Bill of Rights to state and local governments |
| "wall of separation" | phrase used by Thomas Jefferson to denote that government should neither establish a religion nor interfere with the free exercise of religion |
| abridge | limit freedom |
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