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| Bill of Rights | it established the basis of civil liberties for Americans |
| Civil liberties | those rights of the people that are protected by the Bill of Rights |
| Clear and Present Danger Doctrine | established in Schenck vs. US (1919) |
| Cruel and Unusual punishment | doctrine found in the 8th Amendment |
| Double Jeopardy | legal concept wherein once a verdict is handed down, you cannot be tried again for the same crime |
| Establishment Clause | Piece of the 1st Amendment that defines the right of the citizens to practice their religions without gov't interference |
| Exclusionary rule | resulted from Mapp vs. Ohio decision |
| Fighting words doctrine | established in Chaplinsky vs. New Hampshire |
| Gitlow vs. New York (1925) | incorporated the 1st Amendment to a state case--for the first time |
| Incorporation of the 14th Amendment | doctrine that made the Bill of Rights apply to the states as a result of Supreme Court decisions |
| Indictment | a formal list of charges made by a grand jury and guaranteed by the 5th Amendment |
| Judicial federalism | extension of the Bill of Rights to teh citizens of the states, creating a concept of dual citizenship; you may be under the jurisdiction of the national, as well as, state, governments |
| Living Will | a legitimate document that can be used to direct a hospital to allow an individual to direct a medical facility not to use extraordinary means to keep a patient alive |
| Miranda Rights | those rights directing police to inform the accused upon their arrest of their Constitutional rights |
| Procedural due process | a series of steps that are established by the 5th, 6th, and 7th Amendments that protect the rights of the accused at every step of the investigation |
| Separation of church and state | AKA the establishment clause |
| substantive due process | legal process that places limits related to the content of legislation and the extent government can use its power to enact unreasonable laws |
| Symbolic speech | forms of free speech guaranteed under the 1st Amendment, such as wearing a black armband or burning a flag |
