| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Civil Liberties | They are personal fundamental rights and freedoms which no government can deny its peoples by any law, constitution or court. |
| Due Process Clause | Fourth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment |
| Difference between the 4 and 15 amendments? | Fourth applies to federal government, and fourteenth applies to states. |
| First amendment, its rights and restrictions | Establishment Clause, Seperation of Church and STate, Libel and Symbolic Speech, Right to Privacy? Clear and Danger Doctrine. Obscenity and Porn? |
| Criminal law Amendments | 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th. |
| Difference between civil rights and civil liberties? | Civil liberties are rights that individuals have against government. Citizens of the new United States refused to ratify the Constitution unless a Bill of Rights was added, specifically protecting them against official infringements of their "inalienable rights." Among our civil liberties are the right to free expression, the right to worship (or not) as we choose, and the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. Only the government can violate your civil liberties. Civil Rights: Rights guaranteed by government, through acts, executive orders and judicial rulings. |
| Speech Restrictions? | When speech offers a clear and present danger, according to the Holmes Doctrine. According to the Supreme Court, "fighting words" are restricted. Obscene words are not protected in the public sphere, example FCC v. Pacifica. |
| Pornography and Obscenity? | porn is allowed, but not obscenity. What is art and what is porn? The Miller test: , |
| The Miller Test? | * Whether the average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find that the work, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest, |
| Buckley v. Valeo? | A candidate can spend as much as they want, but citizens are limited to how much they can give a candidate. |
| Goss v. Lopez? | 1975: A student is entitled to a hearing/meeting before being suspended. |
| Powell v. Alabama | 1932: A defendant is entitled to a good legal defense team. Federal Rights are now required in State courts. |
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