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11 Cards in this Set
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Civil liberties |
Freedom from government abuses |
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Due Process Clause |
No state shall deprive any person from life, liberty and property without due process |
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Selective Incorporation |
The supreme court selected amendments to be applied to the states gradually |
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Double Jeopardy |
If you have been tried for a crime then you cannot be tried again |
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Miranda Rights |
The police has to read you certain rights before anything you say can be used in court against you |
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Prior Restraint |
-The ability of the government to tell publications what they can't publish -Supreme Court has not allowed this |
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Establishment Clause |
-Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion -Part of the first admendment |
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Free exercise Clause |
Congress shall make no law prohibiting the free exercise of religion |
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Clear and Present Danger test |
The standard set by the Supreme Court forjudging when freedom of speech may lawfullybe limited. |
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Direct incitement test |
Under the direct incitement test, the constitutional right of free speech is no longer protected if the speaker advocates to incite imminent lawless action that is likely to produce such action |
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Exclusionary Rule |
A law that prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence in a criminal trial. |
