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Chapter 7: Individual Liberties Civil liberties • personal freedoms protected from gov. Interference • freedoms guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution • you have them individually Public Interest • the welfare or well-being of the general public Selective Incorporation a doctrine that allows the federal gov. To prevent states from making laws that violate the basic rights of American citizens; will consider each right one by one on a case by case basis. • 14th amendment made the Bill of Rights apply to the states Compelling Government Interest • a purpose important enough to justify the ignoring of personal liberties (to curb it) Prior Restraint • the right to stop spoken or printed expression in advance • government has no prerogative to do this Schneck v. United States Chapter 7: Individual Liberties 1 • Constitutional Question Before the Court Does the gov punishment for expressing opposition to the military draft violate the First Amendment's free speech clause? • Facts • 1917 Sedition and Espionage Act prevented publications that criticize the government ● Miller Test • Three sets of guidelines. I cannot define it but I know it when I see it. Community standards can decide whether not it is obscene. • The average person applying contemporary community standards finds it appeals to the prurient interest. • It depicts or describes, in an offensive way, sexual conduct specifically defined by state law. • It lacks...
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serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. Lemon Test • Government Intervention in religious schools. Three rules. How to determine the interaction between government and church • Have a secular purpose that neither endorses nor disapproves of religion. • Have an effect that neither advances nor prohibits religion. • Avoid creating a relationship between religion and government the entangles either in the internal affairs of the other. Imminent Lawful action test/Incitement test (Brandenburg test) • the speaker must intend • there is a high chance of happening a very high likeliness of it happening Symbolic Speech Chapter 7: Individual Liberties 2 • nonverbal thing that you do • when you do it, it conveys some kind of political message Defamation of Character • to damage, with a lie, someone's good reputation • Libel – false claims through lies Slander - false claims made verbally Freedom of Religion • Establishment clause - the governments can neither hurt nor help the establishment of a national religion. The gov cannot promote nor inhibit religion BECAUSE they are a religion. ● Free exercise clause - prevents governments from stopping religious practices. Unless the unusual religious act is illegal or harmful. Or deeply opposes the interests of the community. o Practice o Belief Due process (rights) some steps that the gov. Must take to make sure your rights are protected 14th amendment • all legal rights that are owed to the person are respected Chapter 7: Individual Liberties 3
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Chapter 7: Individual Liberties Civil liberties • personal freedoms protected from gov. Interference • freedoms guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution • you have them individually Public Interest • the welfare or well-being of the general public Selective Incorporation a doctrine that allows the federal gov. To prevent states from making laws that violate the basic rights of American citizens; will consider each right one by one on a case by case basis. • 14th amendment made the Bill of Rights apply to the states Compelling Government Interest • a purpose important enough to justify the ignoring of personal liberties (to curb it) Prior Restraint • the right to stop spoken or printed expression in advance • government has no prerogative to do this Schneck v. United States Chapter 7: Individual Liberties 1 • Constitutional Question Before the Court Does the gov punishment for expressing opposition to the military draft violate the First Amendment's free speech clause? • Facts • 1917 Sedition and Espionage Act prevented publications that criticize the government ● Miller Test • Three sets of guidelines. I cannot define it but I know it when I see it. Community standards can decide whether not it is obscene. • The average person applying contemporary community standards finds it appeals to the prurient interest. • It depicts or describes, in an offensive way, sexual conduct specifically defined by state law. • It lacks...
Chapter 7: Individual Liberties Civil liberties • personal freedoms protected from gov. Interference • freedoms guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution • you have them individually Public Interest • the welfare or well-being of the general public Selective Incorporation a doctrine that allows the federal gov. To prevent states from making laws that violate the basic rights of American citizens; will consider each right one by one on a case by case basis. • 14th amendment made the Bill of Rights apply to the states Compelling Government Interest • a purpose important enough to justify the ignoring of personal liberties (to curb it) Prior Restraint • the right to stop spoken or printed expression in advance • government has no prerogative to do this Schneck v. United States Chapter 7: Individual Liberties 1 • Constitutional Question Before the Court Does the gov punishment for expressing opposition to the military draft violate the First Amendment's free speech clause? • Facts • 1917 Sedition and Espionage Act prevented publications that criticize the government ● Miller Test • Three sets of guidelines. I cannot define it but I know it when I see it. Community standards can decide whether not it is obscene. • The average person applying contemporary community standards finds it appeals to the prurient interest. • It depicts or describes, in an offensive way, sexual conduct specifically defined by state law. • It lacks...
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Stefan S, iOS User
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serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. Lemon Test • Government Intervention in religious schools. Three rules. How to determine the interaction between government and church • Have a secular purpose that neither endorses nor disapproves of religion. • Have an effect that neither advances nor prohibits religion. • Avoid creating a relationship between religion and government the entangles either in the internal affairs of the other. Imminent Lawful action test/Incitement test (Brandenburg test) • the speaker must intend • there is a high chance of happening a very high likeliness of it happening Symbolic Speech Chapter 7: Individual Liberties 2 • nonverbal thing that you do • when you do it, it conveys some kind of political message Defamation of Character • to damage, with a lie, someone's good reputation • Libel – false claims through lies Slander - false claims made verbally Freedom of Religion • Establishment clause - the governments can neither hurt nor help the establishment of a national religion. The gov cannot promote nor inhibit religion BECAUSE they are a religion. ● Free exercise clause - prevents governments from stopping religious practices. Unless the unusual religious act is illegal or harmful. Or deeply opposes the interests of the community. o Practice o Belief Due process (rights) some steps that the gov. Must take to make sure your rights are protected 14th amendment • all legal rights that are owed to the person are respected Chapter 7: Individual Liberties 3