9677375857 | civil liberties | freedoms to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair legal treatment | 0 | |
9677375858 | Due Process Clause | part of the 14th Amendment which guarantees that no state deny basic rights to its people | 1 | |
9677375859 | incorporation doctrine | the process by which the Bill of Rights was extended to the states and localities | 2 | |
9677375860 | Establishment Clause | Clause in the First Amendment that says the government may not establish an official religion. | 3 | |
9677375861 | Free Exercise Clause | Congress may not make laws restricting/ prohibiting a person's relgious practices-1st amendment | 4 | |
9677375862 | prior restraint | government censorship of information before it is published or broadcast | 5 | |
9677375863 | Libel | A written defamation of a person's character, reputation, business, or property rights. | 6 | |
9677375864 | Slander | False charges and malicious oral statements about someone | 7 | |
9677375865 | symbolic speech | nonverbal communication, such as burning a flag or wearing an armband | 8 | |
9677375866 | probable cause | reasonable cause for issuing a search warrant or making an arrest; more than mere suspicion | 9 | |
9677375867 | exclusionary rule | improperly gathered evidence may not be introduced in a criminal trial | 10 | |
9677375868 | self incrimination | giving testimony that can be used against oneself | 11 | |
9677375869 | plea bargaining | a legal negotiation in which a prosecutor reduces a charge in exchange for a defendant's guilty plea | 12 | |
9677375870 | civil rights | the rights of full citizenship and equality under the law | 13 | |
9677375871 | equal protection of the laws | a standard of equal treatment that must be observed by the government | 14 | |
9677375872 | Suffrage | Right to vote | 15 | |
9677375873 | Affirmative Action | focuses on achieving equality of opportunity within an organization | 16 |
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