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unit 4 civics test
Stack #103489
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| slander | SPOKEN lies that are harmful to someones reputation |
| censorship | the bannding of printed materials or films due to alarming or offensive ideas |
| civil rights | the rights of full citizenship and equality under the law |
| libel | WRITTEN lies that are harmful to someones reputation |
| segregation | social separation of the races |
| indictment | a formal charge by a grand jury |
| subpoena | official document requiring you to show up for court |
| bail | a sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused person returns for his or her trial |
| militia | eople with guns without proper training |
| integration | social mixing of the races by law (affirmative action) |
| affirmative action | programs intended to make up for the past discrimination helping minority groups & women gain access to jobs and opportunity |
| racial profiling | singling out an individual as a suspect due to appearance of ethnicity |
| due process | following established legal procedures |
| double jeopardy | putting someone on trial for a crime he/she previously acquitted |
| eminent domain | the right of the government to take private property for public use |
| poll taxes | a sum of money required of voters before they are permitted to cast a ballot |
| Bill of Rights | the first 10 amendments |
| amendment 13 | (1865) outlaws slavery |
| amendment 14 | (1868) first protected rights of the freed slaves |
| amendment 15 | (1870) prohibits govt from denying people of different races to vote |
| amendment 18 | (1919) outlawed production, sale, or transportation of alcohol |
| amendment 19 | (1920) women have the right to vote |
| amendment 24 | (1964)outlaws poll taxes in a federal election |
| amendment 26 | (1971) 18+ voting |
| amendment 1 | speech, religion, assembly, petition, press |
| amendment 2 | well regulated milita |
| amendment 3 | no soldier can be quartered in your home |
| amendment 4 | protects you against unreasonable search and seizures |
| amendment 5 | can't be tried for the same crime twice, govt can't take your land without paying |
| amendment 6 | rights to a fair, speedy trial |
| amendment 8 | protects you against excessive bail |
| Amendment 13 YEAR | 1865 |
| Amendment 14 YEAR | 1868 |
| Amendment 15 YEAR | 1870 |
| Amendment 18 YEAR | 1919 |
| Amendment 19 YEAR | 1920 |
| Amendment 24 YEAR | 1964 |
| Amendment 26 YEAR | 1971 |
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