GVPT 100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Flag Desecration, United States Constitution, Symbolic Speech
23 Dec 2016
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Ap government test: civil liberties and civil rights. Pure speech the communication of ideas through spoken or written words or through conduct limited in form to that necessary to convey the idea. Acts that purposefully convey a political message: flag burning, draft card burning. Protected by the 1st amendment but not protected when it involves an illegal act. Exception = flag burning (considered restriction of free speech) Supreme court ruled it unconstitutional that flag burning was a crime. Political right to communicate one"s ideas via speech. Protected by the first amendment of the united states constitution and by many state constitutions including state and federal laws. Not absolute and is subject to limitations. Not guaranteed full constitutional protection if libel, obscenity, symbolic speech, incitement to commit a crime, or false advertising. Substantive due process executive powers and authority. one of the theories of law through which courts enforce limits on legislative and.
