Civil Liberties and Rights Vocab Flashcards
following established and complete legal procedures
Due Process Clause
The process by which city are given their legal authority by the state
Process of Incorporation
the part of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution that declares that government cannot
take actions that create an official religion or support one
religion over another
establishment clause
the part of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution that guarantees each person the right
to hold any religious beliefs they choose
free exercise clause
a bitchy statement that appears in print
Libel
a spoken defamatory statement
slander
the death penalty
capital punishment
the nonviolent refusal to obey the law as a way to advocate change
civil disobedience
government action that seeks to prevent materials from being published
prior restraint
Speech direated at the overthrow of the government
Seditious speech
Treat that person differently or less favorably
Discrimination
Court order that forces the police to present a person in court to face charges
Writ of Habeas Corpus
laws that criminalize an action that took place in the past and that was legal at that time
ex post facto laws
segregation in fact; separation of races that occurs without laws requiring segregation
de facto segregation
separation of races by law
de jure segregation
