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civil liberties
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specific individual rights such as freedom of speech that are constitutionally protected against infringement by the government
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freedom of expression
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the right of indiviual americans to hold and communicate views of their choosing
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clear-and-present-danger-test
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determining when gov;t had exceeded its constitutional authority to restrict speech
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symbolic speech
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not entirely protected-the cross burning was not protected
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prior restraint
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government prohibition of speech or publication before the fact-is basic to the doctrine of free expression
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selective incorporation
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the incorporation into the 14th amendment of certain provisions of the bill of rights, particularly freedom of speech and press, ao that these rights can be protected from infringment by the states
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imminent lawless action test
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a strong limit on the fovernments power to restrict expression
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libel
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false information that harms a persons reputation that is published
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slander
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false information that harms a persons reputation that is spoken
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establishment clause
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the gov't cannot favor one religion over another or support one religion over another
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free-exercixe cluase
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americans are free to hold any religious belief they choose
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due process
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refers to the legal protections that have been established to preserve the rights of the individuals
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exclusionary rule
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bars the use in trials of evidence onbtained in violation of a person's constitutional rights
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