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Civil Liberties
Chapter 19
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Civics
12th Grade
04/14/2012

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Term
Assembly
Definition
A coming together for a common purpose
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Civil Liberties
Definition
Guarentees of personal freedoms against possible threats from government
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Civil Rights
Definition
Acts of government that make the constitutional guarentees of freedom a reality
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Commercial speech
Definition
Speech for business purposes most often for advertising
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Content neutral
Definition
The government may not regulate assemblies on a basis of what might be said
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Discrimination
Definition
Treating people unfairly because of their race, sex, age, religion, or physical condition
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Due Process Clause
Definition
Part of the 14th Amendment that guarentees that no state may deny basic rights to its people
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Endowed
Definition
Given as a gift
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Espionage
Definition
Spying
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Establishment Clause
Definition
Separates Church and State
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Free Exercise Clause
Definition
Guarentees the right to each person to believe whatever he or she chooses about religion
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Libel
Definition
False or unjust statements in writing
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Obscenity
Definition
Material that is indecent
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Parochial
Definition
Church related
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Petition
Definition
Written request to the government
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Picketing
Definition
The gathering of striking workers at a business site as a sign of protest
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Prior restraint
Definition
Placing a ban on written or spoken words before they are expressed
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Process of incorporation
Definition
The process of incorporating, or including, most of the guarentees in the Bill of Rights into the 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause
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Right of association
Definition
Citizens may freely associate with others to promote a cause
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Sedition
Definition
An effort of people or groups to overthrow or harm the government using violence
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Seditious speech
Definition
Speech that encourages an effort of people or groups to overthrow or harm the government using violence
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Shield laws
Definition
Laws that give reporters some protection against having to reveal their sources
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Slander
Definition
False or unjust statements in speech
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Symbolic speech
Definition
Communicating ideas through facial expressions, body language, or by carrying a sign or wearing an arm band
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Unalienable
Definition
Unable to be surrendered
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