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Civil Liberties

Subject : civics
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1. A summary term embracing freedom of speech of the press as well as symbolic speech and expressive conduct.






2. Various activities of a religious nature in the public schools






3. The right to speak or express oneself freely without unreasonable inference by govnt.






4. Overrides the fundamental rights of persons adversely affected by govnt action/policy.






5. The idea that there are scientific reasons to believe in creationism as opposed to evolution.






6. An activity that expresses a point of view/message symbolically - rather than through pure speech






7. The right of people to peaceable/assemble in a public place.






8. Overrides the fundamental rights of persons adversely affected by state action/policy.






9. The tort of defaming someone's character through verbal statements.






10. Communication that is purely spoken.






11. Clause in the 1st Amendment prohibiting congress from abridging the free exercise of religion.






12. The 1st amendment test that protects expression up to the point that poses a clear and present danger of bringing about some substantive evil that govnt has a right to prevent.






13. The tort of defamation through published manner.






14. Whether the gravity of 'evil' discounted by its improbably justifies such invasion of free speech as is necessary to avoid danger.






15. Reasonable govnt regulations as to the time - place and manner of expressive actions protected by constitution






16. A restrictive interpretation of the 1st amendment under which govnt may prohibit expression having a tendency to cause people to break the law






17. Certain freedoms (speech) greatly protection than other activities when legislative measure that restricts preferred freedoms is challenged the ordinary presumption that the restrictions - constitutional is reversed in favor of the presumptive protec






18. Govnt that is not affiliated w/ or controlled by religious authorities






19. Utterances that are inherently likely to provoke a violent response from the audience.






20. A legislative act that imposes punishment on a person without benefitting of a trail in a court of law.






21. A public space generally acknowledged as appropriate for public assemblies or expressions of views.






22. The process by Which most provisions of the bill of rights have been extended to limit state action by the way of Due process clause of the 14th amendment.






23. Practices outside the religious mainstream.






24. Conduct undertaken to express a message.






25. Being tried 2 times for same offense compulsory self-incrimination (pleading).






26. The most demanding level of judicial review in cases involving alleged infringements of civil rights/liberties






27. The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality. Lemon test: 3 part test forth in Lemon v. Kurtzman to pass muster under the Est. Clause - a law must have a secular purpose - must not have the principal effect of advancing or inhi






28. The right to publish media print free from prior restraint or sanctions.






29. The notion that expression should be unrestricted so that ideas can be traded freely in society - much as goods are freely exchanged in the marketplace.






30. Carrying signs of protest in the public form.






31. 1st amendment doctrine that permitted prohibited racial segregation as long as equal facilities or accommodation were prohibited.






32. Expression aimed at inciting insurrection/overthrow of the govnt.






33. Term referring to a time - place or manner regulation that is enforced w/o regard to the content of expression.






34. Life - liberty - and the pursuit of happiness (john Locke).






35. The right of people to associate freely without unwarranted interference by govnt; implicitly protected by the 1st amendment.






36. Enables a court to review a custodial situation and order the release of an individual Who is found to have been illegally incarcerated






37. Unlawful conduct that is about to take place and which is inevitable unless there is inheritable by authorities.






38. An official act preventing publication of a particular work.






39. Policy under which public school students are required to observe a minute of silence at the beginning of the school day.






40. A tort involving the injury to one's reputation by malicious/reckless dissemination of a falsehood.






41. Rights are seen as inherently belonging to individuals and do what they please expect: interfere with rights of others-govnt is constitutionally empowered to act to restrict the exercise of that freedom.






42. A judicial inquiry as to whether a particular policy that is being challenged as an infringement of some fundamental right is the least burdensome means of achieving the govnt objective.






43. Clause of the 1st amendment prohibiting congress from enacting laws 'respecting...religion'.