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AMERICAN GOVERNMENT-CHAPTER 4-Civil Liberties

Horizontales
guarantees of equal treatment by government authorities
the power of government to take or use property for a public purpose after compensating its owner; also known as the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment
the right to be free of government intrusion
the gradual process of making some guarantees of the Bill of Rights (so far) apply to state governments and the national government
a standard for deciding whether a law violates the free exercise clause; a law will be struck down unless there is a “compelling governmental interest” at stake and it accomplishes its goal by the “least restrictive means” possible
a requirement, from Supreme Court case Mapp v. Ohio, that evidence obtained as a result of an illegal search or seizure cannot be used to try someone for a crime
a government action that stops someone from doing something before they are able to do it (e.g., forbidding people to publish a book they plan to release)
Verticales
a person who claims the right to refuse to perform military service on the grounds of freedom of thought, conscience, or religion
a law originally created to uphold a religious or moral standard, such as a prohibition against selling alcohol on Sundays
a statement by law enforcement officers informing a person arrested, or subject to interrogation, of that person's rights
a means of deciding whether a law that makes it harder for women to seek abortions is constitutional
provisions of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments that limit government power to deny people “life, liberty, or property” on an unfair basis
a law passed by Congress in the wake of the 9/11 attacks that broadened federal powers to monitor electronic communications; the full name is the USA PATRIOT Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act)