| A | B |
| Fourteenth Amendment | paved the way for a major expansion of individual rights |
| incorporation | extended the Bill of Rights to all levels of government |
| establishment clause | disallowed state supported religions |
| sedition | advocating rebellion |
| pure speech | standup comic |
| symbolic speech | burning a flag |
| defamatory speech | false speech damaging a reputation |
| slander | spoken defamation |
| libel | written defamation |
| fighting words | speech that incites violence |
| Tinker Case | student expression |
| prior restraint | censorship before publication |
| gag order | stopping publication about court cases |
| shield laws | protect reporters confidential sources |
| picketting | patrolling a business to discourage entry |
| naturalization | becoming a U.S. citizen |
| jus soli | citizenship by birth |
| expatriation | giving up citizenship |
| self incrimination | cannot be forced to testify |
| double jeopardy | cannot be tried twice for the same crime |