Ap Flashcards

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