Civics Chapter 19-3 – Flashcards
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libel
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false and malicious use of printed words
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slander
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false and malicious use of spoken words
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sedition
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crime of attempting to overthrow by force or violent acts
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seditious speech
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avocating, or urging of such conduct
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prior restraint
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the government cannot curb ideas before they are expressed
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shield law
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laws that give reporters some protection against disclosing sources or revealing confident information
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symbolic speech
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communicating ideas by conduct
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picketing
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patrolling of a business site by workers who are on strike
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compare libel with slander
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libel is malicious use of printed words; slander is the misuse of spoken words
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why does government restrict seditious speech?
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it encourages sedition
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define prior restraint
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not allowing the government to curb ideas before they are expressed
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how has the supreme court dealt with prior restraint cases?
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punishment only after the law has been passed
