Chapter 5 Flashcards
Due process of law
Denies the government the right, without due process, to deprive people of life,liberty, and property.
Equal protection of the law
A standard of equal treatment that must be observed by the government
Establishment clause
First amendment ban on laws “respecting an establishment of religion”
Exclusionary rule
Improperly gathered evidence may not be introduced in a criminal trial.
Free-exercise clause
First amendment requirement that law cannot prevent free exercise of religion
Freedom of expression
Right of people to speak,publish, and assemble
Freedom of religion
People shall be free to exercise their religion and government may not establish a religion
Good faith exception
An error in gathering evidence sufficiently minor that it may be used in a trial
Libel
Writing that falsely injures another person
Prior restraint
Censorship of s publication
Probable cause
Reasonable cause for issuing s search warrant or making an arrest;more than mere suspicion
Search warrant
A judge’s order authorizing a search
Selective incorporation
Court cases that apply bill of rights to states
Symbolic speech
An act that conveys a political message
Wall of separation
Court ruling that government cannot be involved with religion
