vocabulary

bill of rights-a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution) freedom of religion-a civil right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution separation of church and state-The relationship between church and state during the medieval period went through a number of developments, roughly from the end of the Roman Empire through to the beginning of the Reformation. The events of the struggles for power between kings and popes shaped the western world. slander-words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another freedom of the press-a right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution libel-a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person freedom of assembly-the right to peaceably assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances; guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution freedom of petiton-