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First Amendment
Guarantees freedoms of speech, press, assembly, religion, and petition.
Second Amendment
Guarantees the right to keep and bear arms.
Third Amendment
Prohibits the government from forcing homeowners to house soldiers.
Fourth Amendment
Bars unreasonable search and seizure of individuals and their property.
Fifth Amendment
Ensures rights for people accused of crimes, including protection against double jeopardy and self-incrimination.
Sixth Amendment
Guarantees the right to a speedy public trial by an impartial jury.
Seventh Amendment
Guarantees the right to a trial by jury in federal civil cases.
Eighth Amendment
Prohibits excessive bail and fines, and cruel and unusual punishment.
Ninth Amendment
States that rights not specifically listed in the Constitution still exist.
Tenth Amendment
Affirms that powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved for the states or the people.
Hate Speech
Protected under the First Amendment, based on the idea that it is not the proper role of the government to shield individuals from ideas and opinions they find unwelcome, disagreeable, or deeply offensive.
Symbolic Speech
Nonverbal communication intended to convey a specific belief, typically political.
Prior Restraint
An order barring certain speech before it occurs, difficult for the government to enforce.
Clear and Present Danger Test
Speech may be restricted if it poses a clear and present danger. Usually relates to national security- harder to restrict speech in peacetime
Direct Incitement Test
Government can punish advocacy of illegal action only if it incites imminent lawlessness.
Libel
An untrue written statement that defames a person's character.
Slander
Untrue spoken statements about a person's character.
Fighting Words
Words that can incite a violent reaction when spoken.
Profanity
Unless ‘fighting words” are involved, profane language has First Amendment protection
Pornography
Ex. Miller v. California (1973)
Is the sale and distribution of obscene materials by mail protected under the first amendment’s freedom of speech guarantee?
5-4 decision; court held that obscene materials did not enjoy 1st amendment protection
Establishment Clause
Prohibits Congress from establishing a national religion or favoring one religion over another.
Free-exercise Clause
Prevents Congress from interfering with an individual's practice of religion within certain limits.
Civil Liberties
Personal rights and freedoms that the federal government cannot abridge.
Eminent Domain
The government's power to take private property for public use with just compensation.
In Loco Parentis
Legal responsibility of teachers to act as parents during school hours.
Powers schools can enforce:
– dress codes
– locker searches
– censor school newspapers
– random drug testing of student sthletes
– zero tolerance policies- right to maintain school safety
– restrict other forms of expression