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a. | habeas
corpus | j. | ex post
facto | b. | free exercise
clause | k. | petition | c. | abridge | l. | symbolic
speech | d. | pure speech | m. | contract | e. | assembly | n. | shield
laws | f. | gag
order | o. | bill of
attainder | g. | speech plus | p. | commercial
speech | h. | civil
liberties | q. | consideration | i. | establishment
clause | r. | due process
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That which
each party receives of value when signing a contract
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2.
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Civil
liberties are citizens' legal protection against the government. The Constitution's Bill of Rights
contains the formal list of all U.S. citizens' civil liberties.
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The First
Amendment of the Constitution contains the _____, which guarantees the right to practice any religion
without interference from the government
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4.
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A legal
agreement involving an exchange of promises between two people or groups of people
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5.
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A verbal
expression of opinions, ideas, or beliefs combined with some sort of action such as marching or
demonstrating
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6.
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A gathering
of people for a common purpose
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7.
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Deprive or
diminish
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8.
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The freely
voiced, peaceful expression of thoughts, ideas, or opinions, at home or in public
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9.
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A request
that individuals submit to government officials. The petition may involve government policy or it may
be a request to become a citizen
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The _____ is
the section of the 14th Amendment that gives citizens a guarantee against unlawful or unfair action
by the government. It says, in part, "nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty,
or property without due process of law
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11.
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Something
that is _____ takes effect retroactively. For example, a law against cutting down trees would declare
all past incidents of cutting down trees illegal as well as all future occurrences of the
action.
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12.
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A judge may
issue a _____ to forestall publication of news about an ongoing trial or pretrial hearing. The order,
which usually applies to all those involved in a case, is meant to protect the defendant's right to a
fair trial
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13.
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Courts give
major First Amendment protection to _____, the nonverbal expression of beliefs, as a form of free
speech. Might entail burning the American flag, wearing a black armband to protest a war, or burning
a Ku Klux Klan cross
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14.
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Laws that
protect reporters in courts of law against disclosing their sources and revealing other confidential
information
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15.
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a legal
doctrine that entitles people who have been arrested to a speedy hearing before a judge. The policy
is mostly to protect against the imprisonment or detention of innocent people
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The _____ is
part of the First Amendment. It states that the national government may never found a church that it
officially supports. The clause is most commonly applied in questions regarding prayer in school,
government aid to religious groups and schools, and whether various religious tenets may be taught to
students
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A bill of
attainder is a legislative act declaring an individual guilty of a crime punishable by the death
penalty-usually treason or a felony. The decision is made without a trial
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_____ is a
type of speech, mainly used in advertising, that does not receive the First Amendment's full
protection. For instance, the Federal Trade Commission is authorized to decide what goods may be
advertised and what may be said about them to prevent consumers from being misled by false
claims
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