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| 121394460 | Civil Liberties | The legal constitutional protections against the government; defined in the Bill of Rights. | |
| 121394461 | Bill of Rights | First 10 amendments to the Constitution. | |
| 121394462 | First Amendment | Establishes the 4 great liberties: freedom of the press, of speech, of religion, and of assembly. | |
| 121394463 | Fourteenth Amendment | "No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." | |
| 121394464 | Due Process Clause | Part of the 14th amendment that guarantees that people cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process. | |
| 121394465 | Incorporation Doctrine | The legal concept under which the Supreme Court has nationalized the Bill of Rights by making most of its provisions applicable to the states through the 14th amendment. | |
| 121394466 | Establishment Clause | Part of the 1st amendment that states: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." | |
| 121394467 | Free Exercise Clause | A 1st amendment provision that prohibits government from interfering with the practice of religion. | |
| 121394468 | Prior Restraint | A government and its actions preventing material from being published. Censorship. | |
| 121394469 | Shield Laws | Laws created to protect news reporters from being forced to testify in courts or disclose confidential information. | |
| 121394470 | Libel | The publication of false or malicious statements that damage someone's reputation. | |
| 121394471 | Slander | The verbal expression of false or malicious statements that damage someone's reputation. | |
| 121394472 | Symbolic Speech | Nonverbal communication, such as burning a flag or wearing an armband. | |
| 121394473 | Commercial Speech | Communication in the form of advertising. | |
| 121394474 | Federal Communications Commission | Regulates the content, nature, and existence of radio and television broadcasting. | |
| 121394475 | Probable Cause | The situation occurring when police have reason to believe that a person should be arrested. In making the arrest, police are legally allowed to search for and seize incriminating evidence. | |
| 121394476 | Unreasonable Search and Seizures | Obtaining evidence in a haphazard or random manner, a practice prohibited by the 14th amendment. Probable cause and/or a search warrant are required for a legal and proper search for and seizure of incriminating evidence. | |
| 121394477 | Search Warrant | A written authorization from a court specifying the area to be searched and what the police are searching for. | |
| 121394478 | Exclusionary Rule | The rule that evidence, no matter how incriminating, cannot be introduced into a trial if it was not constitutionally obtained. | |
| 121394479 | Fifth Amendment | An amendment designed to protect the rights of persons accused of crimes, including protection from double jeopardy, self-incrimination, and punishment without due process of law. | |
| 121394480 | Self-incrimination | The situation occurring when an individual accused of a crime is compelled to be a witness against himself or herself in court. | |
| 121394481 | Sixth Amendment | An amendment designed to protect individuals accused of crimes. It includes the right to counsel, the right to confront witnesses, and the right to a speedy and public trial. | |
| 121394482 | Plea Bargaining | A bargain struck between the defendant's lawyer and the prosecutor to the effect that the defendant will plead guilty to a lesser crime (or fewer crimes) in exchange for the state's promise not to prosecute the defendant for a more serious (or additional) crime. | |
| 121394483 | Cruel and Unusual Punishment | Court sentences prohibited by the 8th amendment. | |
| 121394484 | Right to Privacy | The right to a personal life free from the intrusion of the government. |
