| A | B |
|---|
| human rights | fundamental freedoms |
| incorporation | a process that extended the protections of the Bill of Rights against the actions of state and local governments; the process of setting up a legal community under state law |
| establishment clause | 3the First Amendment guarantee that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion" |
| free exercise clause | the First Amendment guarantee that prohibits government from unduly interfering with the free exercise of religion |
| parochial school | a school operated by a church or religious group |
| secular | nonreligious |
| abridge | limit |
| precedent | a model on which to base later decisions or actions |
| pure speech | the verbal expression of thought and opinion before an audience that has chosen to listen |
| symbolic speech | the use of actions and symbols, in addition to or instead of words, to express opinions |
| seditious speech | speech urigng resistance to lawful authority or advocating the overthrow of the government |
| defamatory speech | false speech that damages a person's good name, character, or reputation |
| slander | false speech intended to damage a person's reputation |
| libel | false written or published statements intended to damage a person's reputation |
| prior restraint | government censorship of information before it is publishe or broadcast |
| sequester | to keep isolated |
| gag order | an order by a judge barring the press from publishing certain types of information about a pending court case |
| shield laws | a law that gives reporters some means of protection against being forced to disclose confidential information or sources in state courts |
| picketing | patroling an establishment to convince workers and the public not to enter it |
| Holocaust | the mass extermination of Jews and other groups by the Nazis during World War II |
| heckler's veto | public veto of free speech and assembly rights of unpopular groups by claiming demonstrations will result in violence |
