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Civil Liberties
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Civil Liberties
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1. 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.

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

3. Practices outside the religious mainstream.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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.

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

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

13. 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.

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

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

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

19. 1st amendment doctrine that permitted prohibited racial segregation as long as equal facilities or accommodation were prohibited.

20. Carrying signs of protest in the public form.

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

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

23. The tort of defamation through published manner.

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

25. A summary term embracing freedom of speech of the press as well as symbolic speech and expressive conduct.