Principles of American Government: Chapter 4

Question 1

libel

Answer 1

written statement that falsely injures another person

Question 2

selective incorporation process

Answer 2

the process by whereby the Court has applied most, but not all, parts of the Bill of Rights to the states

Question 3

clear-and-present- danger test

Answer 3

Law should not punish speech unless there was a clear and present danger of producing harmful actions.

Question 4

prior restraint

Answer 4

Censorship of a publication.

Question 5

freedom of religion

Answer 5

People shall be free to exercise their religion, and government
may not establish a religion.

Question 6

freedom of expression

Answer 6

Right

of people to speak, publish, and assemble

Question 7

equal protection of the laws

Answer 7

A standard of equal treatment that must be observed by the government.

Question 8

due process of law

Answer 8

Denies the government the right, without due process, to deprive people of life, liberty, and property.

Question 9

civil liberties

Answer 9

Rights—chiefly, rights to be free of government interference— accorded to an individual by the Constitution: free speech, free press, and so on.