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Con Law Chapter 2
Chapter 2
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Undergraduate 3
09/14/2009

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Term
1st amendment
Definition
freedom of speech
freedom of press
right to assemble
right to petition congress for a redress of grievances.
Term
Speech means
Definition
receive information
maintain ideas and beliefs
communicate them to others
engage in ideological silence
engage in symbolic speech
Term
what court case made it illegal to burn a flag?
Definition
texas v johnson
Term
topics with NO speech protection
Definition
obscenity/child pornography
fighting words
threats
insightness to riot
Term
What has limited protection by the 1st amendment
Definition
hate speech and crude/vulgar speech and commercial speech
Term
fighting words
Definition
have to be personally abusive and spoken in a face to face matter which would cause a fight
Term
true threat
Definition
when a speaker means to communicate a serious expression of intent to commit an act of unlawful violence
Term
public forum
Definition
streets, sidewalks, parks or a governments decision to set aside a facility for speech uses by members of the public. these are called public forums by designation
Term
nonpublic forums
Definition
property the government uses to conduct its official business such as post offices, police stations, military, etc
Term
3 laws that should not be used for arrest even if in violation of the 1st amendment
Definition
arrest for disturbing, annoying, or offensive content

for refusal to obey an officers order to move on

for loitering
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