Civil Liberties Vocab Flashcards
Equal protection of the law
A standard of equal treatment that must be observed by the government.
Due process of law
Denies the government the right, without due process, to deprive of life, liberty, and property.
Selective incorporation
Court cases that apply the bill of rights to the states
Freedom of expression
Right of people to speaks publish, and assemble.
Freedom of religion
People shall be free to exercise their religion, and government may not establish a religion.
Prior restraint
Censorship of a publication
Clear-and-present-danger test
Law should not punish speech unless there was a clear and present danger of producing harmful actions.
Libel
Writing that falsely injures another person.
Symbolic speech
An act that conveys a political message
Free-exercise clauses
First amendment requirement that law cannot prevent referee exercise of religion.
Establishment clause
First amendment ban on laws respecting an establishment if religion.
Wall of separation
Court ruling that government cannot be involved with religion.
Exclusionary rule
Improperly obtained evidence may not be introduced in a criminal trial
Search warrant
A judges’s order authorizing a search.
Probable cause
Reasonable cause for issuing a search warrant or making an arrest; more than mere suspicion.
