GOV 5&6

denies the govt the right, without due process, to deprive anyone life, liberty or property

standards of equal treatment must be observed by gov (14th amendment)

court cases that apply the BILL OF RIGHTS to the states, made possible by 14th amend

right of people to speak, publish, and assemble

people shall be free to exersieve their relition and govt may not establish a religion

censorship of a publication; hampering the publication of something

law should not limit speech unless there is a clear and present danger of producing harmful actions

writing that falsely injures another person

materials calculated to appeal mainly to ones sexual interests, rather than political, literary, or artistic

inflammatory sentiments are limited if they create an imminent daner

an act that conveys a political message

first amendment requires that a law cannot prevent free exercise of religion

the first ammendment ban on laws 'respecting an establishment of religion'

the court ruling that there can be no governmental involvment in religion

• 1. must have secular purpose, not religious
• 2. its primary affect niether advances or inhibits religion
• 3. it does not create an excessive government entanglement

evidence collected illegally cannot be used in a criminal trial

a judges order authorizing a speach

reasonable cause for issuing a search warrent or making an arrest, must be more than mear suspicion

an error in gathering evidence sufficiently minor that it may be used in a trial

the right to be treated without unreasonable or unconstituional differences; rights protecting certain groups

protections the constitution provides agains the abuse of government power; the rights given in the bill of rights

classifications of people on the basis of their race or ethnicity

a supreme court test to se if a law denies equal protection; must have a COMPELLING state interest to restrict rights

the doctrine established by plessy v furgusuon that afracan americans could constitutionally be kept in separate but equal facilities

racial segregation of the law; seperate but equal doctrine; jim crow laws

racial segregation that is cultural or social

opposing a law one considers unjust by peacefully disobeying it and accepting the punishment

state power to effect laws promoting health, safety and morals

making certain that people achiev the same result

programs designed to increase minority participation in some institutions by taking positive steps to appoint more minority group leaders

using race or sex to give prefered treatement to people (chosing a minorty to seem more diverse)

giving people equal chance to succeed

rights that are conflicting

interests driven by skilled policy entrepreneurs

• made it illegal to write, speak, or publish and 'false scandalous and malicious writing'
• applied no prior restraint, but made people liable after

banned the advocating of violent overthrow of the u.s. government