| A | B |
|---|
| Bill of Rights | first 10 amendments to the Const. |
| civil liberties | protections against government |
| civil rights | positive acts of gov that seek to make constit. guarantees a reality for all people |
| aliens | not citizen of the country |
| due process clause | 14th amend guarantees basic rights can't be taken away w/ o applic of due process |
| process of incorporation | merging or combining the guarantees in the Bill of Rights into the due process clause of the 14th amend |
| Gitlow v. New York 1925 | Case involving speech and overthrowing the gov |
| establishment clause | guarantees of religious freedoms |
| parochial | church related |
| Engel v. Vitale 1962 | prayer outlawed in school case |
| free exercise clause | guarantee to each person the right to believe whatever they choose in matters of religion |
| libel | false and malicious use of printed words |
| slander | false and malicious use of spoken words |
| seditious speech | advocating, urging the overthrow of gov't by force |
| shield law | laws giving reporters protection against having to disclose sources |
| symbolic speech | body language, facial expressions |
| picketing | patrolling a business site by workers who are on strike |
| assemble | to gather with another to express views on pubic matters |
| Tinker V Des Moines 1969 | case involving wearing of arm bands as showing opposition to Vietnam War |
