| Term | Definition |
|---|
| civil liberties | The legal constitutional protections against government action. |
| selective incorporation | process by which Supreme Court apply sections of Amendments in Bill of Rights or entire amendments to states |
| writ of habeas corpus | a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge |
| establishment clause | the First Amendment guarantee that the government will not create and support an official state church |
| exclusionary rule | Requirement that evidence unconstitutionally or illegally obtained be excluded from a criminal trial. |
| symbolic speech | Nonverbal expression of beliefs, which is given substantial protection by the courts. |
| equality of opportunity | everyone is given the same chance |
| due process clause | Requires person to be treated fairly by the government can be founded in the 5 and 14 Amendments |
| libel | a written statement that intentionally harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made |
| wall of separation | term for the complete separation of church and state, coined by Thomas Jefferson |
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