Chapter 5 - AP Government and Politics - Schaffner
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zblev212 on February 7, 2011
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Chapter 5 outline vocab
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AP Government and Politics - Hononegah High
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Clear and Present Danger Test | Law should not punish speech unless there was a clear and present danger of producing harmful actions |
| Due Process of Law | Denies the government the right, without due process, to deprive people of life, liberty, and property |
| Equal Protection of the Law | A standard of equal treatment that must be observed by the government |
| Establishment Clause | First Amendment ban of laws "respecting an establishment of religion. |
| Free Exercise Clause | First Amendment requirement that law cannot prevent free exercise of religion |
| Exclusionary Rule | Improperly gathered evidence may not be introduced in a criminal trial |
| Freedom of Expression | Right of people to speak, publish, and assemble |
| Freedom of Religion | People shall be free to exercise their religion, and government may not establish a religion |
| Good-Faith Exception | An error in gathering evidence sufficiently minor that it may be used in a trial |
| Incoporation | Court cases that apply Bill of Rights to states |
| Libel | Writing that falsely injures another person |
| Probable Clause | Reasonable cause for issuing a search warrant or making an arrest; more than mere suspicion |
| Search Warrant | A judge's order authorizing a search |
| Symbolic Speech | An act that conveys a political message |
| Wall of Separation | Court ruling that government cannot be involved with religion |
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