19. Civil Liberties: First Amendment Freedoms.

The Unalienable Rights.

Freedom of Religion.

Freedom of Speech and Press.

Freedom of Assembly and Petition.

Bill of Rights

Bill of Rightsfirst ten amendments protecting individual rights

civil liberties

civil libertiesprotections against government, guarantees of the

safety of persons, opinion, and property from arbitrary acts of government

civil rights

civil rightsthose positive acts of government that seek to make

constitutional guarantees a reality for all people

alien

alienare people who are not citizens of the country in

which they live

Due Process Clause

Due Process Clause

“No Stats shall…deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law…”

process of incorporation

process of incorporation

The Court has incorporated - merged, combined – most of the guarantees in the Bill of Rights into the

14th Amendments Due Process Clause

Establishment Clause

Establishment Clause

prohibit an “establishment of religion”

parochial

parochialchurch related

Free Exercise Clause

Free Exercise Clause

guarantees to each person the right to believe whatever he or she chooses to believe in matters of

religion

libel

libelfalse and malicious use of words

slander

slanderfalse and malicious use of spoken words

sedition

seditioncrime of attempting to overthrow the government

by force or to disrupt its lawful activities by violent acts

seditious speech

seditious speechadvocating, or urging, of such conduct (attempting to overthrow the government by force or to disrupt

its lawful activities by violent acts)

prior restraint

prior restraintgovernment cannot curb ideas before they are

expressed

shield laws

shield lawsthese laws give reporters some protection against

having to disclose their sources or reveal other confidential information in legal proceedings in

those States

symbolic speech

symbolic speecha person can “say” something with a facial expression or shrug of the shoulders, or by

carrying a sign or wearing an armband

picketing

picketinginvolves patrolling of a business site by workers

who are on strike

assemble

assembleto gather with one another

content neutral

content neutralgovernment can regulate assemblies on the basis of

time, place, and manner

government cannot regulate assemblies on the basis of what might be said there

right of association

right of association

the right to associate with others to promote political, economic, and other social causes

First Amendment Freedoms.

Celebrating the Bill of Rights.

The Fugitive.

The Great Wall of Los Angeles.

Process of Incorporation.

Alexis de Tocqueville, author of Democracy in America.

Religious Freedom.

Prayer and the Public Schools.

Church and State.

The Torah.

Free Speech.

Warnings of Careless Talk and Espionage During World War II.

Interpreting Political Cartoons.

Voices on Government.

R-rated Movies?

Vietnam War Protests.

Perspectives.

Peaceful Protests.

Interpreting Political Cartoons.

Analyzing Political Cartoons.