Bill of Right Ch. 5 Terms Flashcards
Civil liberties
Basic freedom/ natural rights
Protected from government interference
Incorporation
the process by which the Supreme Court applies the BOR to the states using the 14th amendment
Civil Rights
Guarantees of equal rights
Equal treatment no discrimination
Voting rights women and blacks
14th amendment
Keeps states from denying citizens rights that are guaranteed
Equal Protection Clause
In the 14th amendment declaring that no state may deny “equal protection of the laws”
Establishment Clause
Right to religious freedom
Guaranteed the separation of church and state
Free exercise clause
Right to practice any faith or no faith at all
Secular
Not religious or spiritual in nature
Libel
Publishing false information to cause harm
Written or texted
Slander
Orally spreading false information to cause harm
Said/in IRL
Symbolic speech
Messages spoken without words
Prior restraint
Government tried to prevent something bad before it happens
Warrant
Document that allows you to carry out a search and seizure
Probable cause
Reasonable suspicion of criminal behavior
Exclusionary rule
Mapp v Ohio
That if you find evidence without a warrant it can’t be used in court