CH 10
What is the source of due process protection from unfair actions of state officials?
Fourteenth Amendment
What are civil liberties?
basic freedoms to think and to act that are protected and that all people have
Death penalty
capital punishment
What is symbolic speech?
communication of ideas through symbols and actions
Made to stand trial twice for the same offense
double jeopardy
Part of the Constitution that forbids government from creating an official religion
establishment clause
Guarantees each person the right to hold any religious beliefs they choose
free exercise clause
What is prior restraint?
government action that seeks to prevent materials from being published
A search warrant gives the police
legal authority to search private property
Roe v. Wade involved the right to
privacy
Reasonable grounds for a search
probable cause
Spoken defamatory statement
slander
What is treason?
speech or actions that inspire revolt against the government