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alien
a person who is not a citizen of the country in which he/she lives in.
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assemble
to gateher w/one another
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bill of rights
the constitution's first 10 admendments, which list rights the gov. must guarantee the people
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civil liberties
the protection of a person's safety,opinions, and property from gov
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civil rights
the acts of the gov that make constitutional guarantees work for people
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content neutral
the policy by which gov may regulate assemblies on the basis of time, place, and manner but not the basis of what might be said.
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due process clause
the clause in the 5th and 14th admendments of the US constitution that guarantees the gov will treat people fairly
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establishment clause
the 1st admendment clause that says the gov may not set up a religion or promote any one religion
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free exercise clause
the 1st amendment clause that says the gov may not interfere in ppl's religious beliefs.
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libel
an untrue unwritten statement that can damge a person's reputation.
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symbolic speech
the act of expressing ideas through conduct or appearance.
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slander
an untrue spoken statement that can damage a person's rep.
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shield law
a law that gives reporters some protecton against having to disclose their sources or reveal other confidential info in legal proceedings.
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right of association
the right of every nation, by international law to send and receive.
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seditious speech
the advocating, or urging, of conduct that attempts to over throw the gov. by the force or to disrupt its lawful activities by violent acts
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sedition
the promotion of resistance to lawful authority
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process of incorporation
the process by which the supreme court has incorporated most of the guarantees in the bill of rights info the 14th admendment's due process clause
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prior restraint
the limitation of spoken or written words and ideas before they are expressed
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picketing
the patrolling of a business site by workers on strike to persuade others not to deal with that employer
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