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Ch 4 civic
Question | Answer |
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civic liberties | freedom to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair legal treatment. |
censorship | the banning of printed material or films due to alarming or offensive idea. |
petition | a formal request for government action a process by which candidates who are not affiliated with one of the two major parties can get on the ballot for the general election in most states. |
slander | spoken untruths that are harmful to someone reputation |
libel | written untruths that are harmful to someone reputation. |
search warrant | a court order allowing law enforcement officers to search a suspect home or business and take specific items as evidence. |
indictment | a formal change by a grand jury. |
grand jury | a group of citizen that decides whether there is sufficient evidence to accuse someone of a crime. |
double jeopardy | putting someone on trial for a crime of which he or she was previously acquitted. |
due process | following established legal procedures. |
eminent domain | the right of government to take private property for public. |
bail | a sum money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused person returns for his or her trial. |
suffrage | the right to vote. |
poll tax | a sum of money required of vote before they are permitted to cast a ballot. |
discrimination | unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group. |
segregation | the social separation of the races. |
civil right | the right of full citizenship and equality under the law. |
affirmative action | programs intended to make up for past discrimination by helping minority groups and women gain access to job and opportunities. |
racial profiling | singling out an individual as a suspect due to appearance of ethnicity. |