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AP Gov Ch. 4
AP Gov
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Political Studies
11th Grade
09/15/2013

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Civil Liberties
Definition
political freedoms that protect people from the government
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Civil War Admendments
Definition
13, 14, 15 amendments that abolished slavery
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due process clause
Definition
part of the 14th amendment that forbids the states from denying life, liberty, and property
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selective incorporation
Definition
civil liberties are applied to states one case at a time
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clear and present danger test
Definition
allows the government to restrict speech that seems dangerous
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direct incitement test
Definition
this test protects threatening speech
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symbolic speech
Definition
non-verbal speech, such as signs or symbols
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hate speech
Definition
expression that is offensive in terms of race, gender, sexuality
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prior restraint
Definition
a limit of freedom of press that allows the gov. to prohibit the media from publishing stuff
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gag order
Definition
allows the gov. to stop the media from publishing stuff on a trial
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fighting words
Definition
forms of expression that stirs up violence and can be regulated but hard to define
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slander and libel
Definition
false statements that damage a persons reputation
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commercial speech
Definition
public expression for making a profit
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Miller test
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a test to see if speech is able to be banned
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establishment clause
Definition
Congress can't pass a law against a religion
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free exercise clause
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states can't prohibit or interfere with a religion
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Lemon Test
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determines whether a practice violates the 1st admentment
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due process rights
Definition
the ideas that laws and court cases ,must be fair
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exclusionary rule
Definition
illegal evidence can be used in court
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Miranda rights
Definition
the list of civil liberties read to a suspect during arrest
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double jeopardy
Definition
being tried for a crime twice
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