Chapter 5 Terms Flashcards
Denies the government the right, without due process, to deprive people of life, liberty, and property.
Due process of law
A standard of equal treatment that must be observed by the government.
Equal protection of the laws
The process whereby the court has applied most, but not all, parts of the Bill of Rights to the states.
Selective incorporation
Right of people to speak, publish, and assemble.
Freedom of expression
People shall be free to exercise their religion, and government may not establish a religion.
Freedom of religion
Censorship of a publication.
Prior restraint
Law should not punish speech unless there was a clear and present danger of producing harmful actions.
Clear-and-present danger test
Writing that falsely injures another person.
Libel
An act that conveys a political message.
Symbolic speech
First amendment requirement that law cannot prevent free exercise of religion.
Free-exercise clause
First amendment ban on laws “respecting an establishment of religion.”
Establishment clause
Court ruling that government cannot be involved with religion.
Wall of separation
Improperly gathered evidence may not be introduced in a criminal trial.
Exclusionary rule
A judge’s order authorization a search.
Search warrant
Reasonable cause for issuing a search warrant or making an arrest; more than mere suspicion.
Probable cause
