| A | B |
|---|
| bill of rights | first 10 amendments |
| civil liberties | protections against government |
| civil rights | positive acts of government that seek to make constitutional guarantees a reality for all people |
| alien | foreign born residents, citizens and non-citizens |
| Due Process Clause | no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process fo law |
| Establishment clause | a wall of separation between church and state |
| libel | false and malicious use of printed words |
| slander | false and malicious use of spoken words |
| shield law | give reporters some protection against having to disclose their sources or reveal other confidential info. |
| symbolic speech | expression by conduct |
| picketing | patrolling of a business site by workers who are on strike |
| espionage | practice of spying for a foreign power |
| sabotage | act of destruction intended to hinder a nation's war or defense effort |
| treason | levying war against the nation or supporting its enemies |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to lawful authority |
