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Chapter 5
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Social Studies
12th Grade
01/02/2013

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due process of law
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denies the government the right, without due process, to deprive people of life, liberty, & property
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equal protection of the law
Definition
a standard of equal treatment that must be observed by the government
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selective incorporation
Definition
court cases that apply Bill of Rights to states
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freedom of expression
Definition
right of people to speak, publish, & assemble
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freedom of religion
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people shall be free to exercise their religion, & government may not establish a religion
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prior restraint
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censorship of a publication
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clear-and-present-danger test
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law should not punish speech unless there was a clear & present danger of producing harmful actions
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libel
Definition
writing that falsely injures another person
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symbolic speech
Definition
an act that conveys a political message
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free-exercise clause
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First Amendment requirement that law cannot prevent free exercise of religion
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establishment clause
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First Amendment ban on laws "respecting an establishment of religion"
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wall of separation
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court ruling that government cannot be involved with religion
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exclusionary rule
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improperly gathered evidence may not be introduced in a criminal trial
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search warrant
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a judge's order authorizing a search
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probable cause
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reasonable cause for issuing a search warrant or making an arrest; more than mere suspicion
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good-faith exception
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an error in gathering evidence sufficiently minor that it may be used in a trial
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