Civil Liberties 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 experience their religion and government may not establish a religion.
Good-faith exception
An error in gathering evidence sufficiently minor that it may be sued in a trial.
Libel
Writing that falsely injures another person.
Prior restraint
Censorship of publication
Probable cause
Reasonable cause for issuing a 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
