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19. Civil Liberties: First Amendment Freedoms.
The Unalienable Rights.
Freedom of Religion.
Freedom of Speech and Press.
Freedom of Assembly and Petition.
Bill of Rights
Bill of Rightsfirst ten amendments protecting individual rights
civil liberties
civil libertiesprotections against government, guarantees of the
safety of persons, opinion, and property from arbitrary acts of government
civil rights
civil rightsthose positive acts of government that seek to make
constitutional guarantees a reality for all people
alien
alienare people who are not citizens of the country in
which they live
Due Process Clause
Due Process Clause
“No Stats shall…deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law…”
process of incorporation
process of incorporation
The Court has incorporated - merged, combined – most of the guarantees in the Bill of Rights into the
14th Amendments Due Process Clause
Establishment Clause
Establishment Clause
prohibit an “establishment of religion”
parochial
parochialchurch related
Free Exercise Clause
Free Exercise Clause
guarantees to each person the right to believe whatever he or she chooses to believe in matters of
religion
libel
libelfalse and malicious use of words
slander
slanderfalse and malicious use of spoken words
sedition
seditioncrime of attempting to overthrow the government
by force or to disrupt its lawful activities by violent acts
seditious speech
seditious speechadvocating, or urging, of such conduct (attempting to overthrow the government by force or to disrupt
its lawful activities by violent acts)
prior restraint
prior restraintgovernment cannot curb ideas before they are
expressed
shield laws
shield lawsthese laws give reporters some protection against
having to disclose their sources or reveal other confidential information in legal proceedings in
those States
symbolic speech
symbolic speecha person can “say” something with a facial expression or shrug of the shoulders, or by
carrying a sign or wearing an armband
picketing
picketinginvolves patrolling of a business site by workers
who are on strike
assemble
assembleto gather with one another
content neutral
content neutralgovernment can regulate assemblies on the basis of
time, place, and manner
government cannot regulate assemblies on the basis of what might be said there
right of association
right of association
the right to associate with others to promote political, economic, and other social causes
First Amendment Freedoms.
Celebrating the Bill of Rights.
The Fugitive.
The Great Wall of Los Angeles.
Process of Incorporation.
Alexis de Tocqueville, author of Democracy in America.
Religious Freedom.
Prayer and the Public Schools.
Church and State.
The Torah.
Free Speech.
Warnings of Careless Talk and Espionage During World War II.
Interpreting Political Cartoons.
Voices on Government.
R-rated Movies?
Vietnam War Protests.
Perspectives.
Peaceful Protests.
Interpreting Political Cartoons.
Analyzing Political Cartoons.