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refer to constitutional provisions, laws, and practices that protect individuals from certain types of government interference. 

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The primacy of rights over other rights in the body of the Constitution was reinforced for more than a century by judicial interpretation. 

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The Supreme Court gradually interpreted the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to those liberties in the Bill of Rights that it deemed fundamental to democracy. 

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Instead of total incorporation, the Supreme Court has pursued incorporation of the Bill of Rights. 

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The Carolene Products footnote announced that most legislative enactments would fall under scrutiny by the courts, presuming their constitutionality.  

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scrutiny is the assumption that the actions of elected bodies and officials that violate "equal protection" or other constitutional rights are unconstitutional. 

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was a significant decision by the Supreme Court since it represented the first major case incorporating the Bill of Rights. 

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The standard guiding free speech is the doctrine. 

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The prohibition of prior on publication is fundamental to freedom of the press. 

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The legal term for pornography is

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What is obscene is determined by a three-part test articulated by the Supreme Court in

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The Supreme Court has determined that in order to avoid establishing religion, a law must pass the

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The prevents police and prosecutors from using evidence gained through warrantless and unreasonable searches to convict people. 

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warnings provide procedural guarantees designed to help people exercise their right against self-incrimination. 

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The right to counsel is guaranteed in the Amendment. 

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