| A | B |
| right of association | the right to gather with others to promote political, economic, and social causes |
| civil rights | positive acts of government that seek to make constitutional guarantees a reality for all |
| symbolic speech | expression by conduct such as carrying a sign or wearing an armband |
| Free Exercise Clause | protects the right to hold one's own religious beliefs |
| Bill of Rights | the first ten amendments to the Constitution |
| alien | foreign-born, noncitizen |
| shield laws | protect reporters from having to disclose their sources |
| picketing | patrolling of a business site by workers on strike |
| sedition | crime of attempting to overthrow the government by force |
| civil liberties | Protections against arbitrary acts of the government are technically known as ____. |
| Due Process Clause | States cannot deny the basic provisions of the Bill of Rights to their citizens because of the ____ of the 14th Amendment. |
| Establishment Clause | The ____ sets up the separation between church and state. |
| slander | During a speech at a rally, you are not free to ____ another person. |
| content neutral | The government's rules must be ____, meaning that while the government can regulate assemblies on the basis of time, place, and manner, it cannot regulate assemblies on the basis of what may be expressed. |
| assemble | The right of people to gather together to express their views on public matters is known as the right to ____. |
| parochial | Private schools that are church-related are known as ____ schools. |
| seditious speech | ____ is the advocating of conduct intended to disrupt the lawful acts of the government with violence. |
| prior restraint | Government action seeking to curb ideas before they are expressed is called ____. |
| 9th Amendment | Other rights "retained by the people." |
| libel | false and malicious use of the printed word |