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P4 CHS Amer Govt

TermDefinition
1st Amendment "Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition
6th Amendment Right to lawyer and a speedy trial are in this amendent
Affirmative Action Policies to change previous acts of discrimination
10th Amendment Balanced power between power of Federal Government and State's powers by making all rights not named those of the states or the people
Refugee Individual escaping from potential threats.
Bench Trial A trial by judge not by jury.
Naturalization The act and process of becoming a citizen of another country
Slander Spoken false/malicious words
Sabotage Destructive act intended to hinder a country's war effort
Exclusionary Rule The rule that evidence obtained unfairly cannot be used in trial
Bail Price to get out of detention previous to trial
4th Amendment No unwarranted searches or seizures
7th Amendment $20.00 for a jury in a civil suit.
13th Amendment Abolishment of Slavery and Involuntary servitude
Expatriation To voluntarily remove ones own citizenship.
De Facto Segregation Segregation in practice
2nd Amendment Right to bear arms.
De Jure Segregation Segregation by law.
Deportation The removal of aliens from the nation and sending them back to their original nation.
8th Amendment No cruel or unusual punishment
14th Amendment Equal Protection under the law regardless of race is included in this amendment, along with the Due Process clause
Habeas Corpus A requirement for someone under arrest to be brought before a judge or court.
Treason the crime of betraying one's country
Due Process legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights that are owed to a person, which also means government must follow the right steps
Libel a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation
5th amendment double jeopardy and the right to not testivfy against yourself are two of the rights in this Amendment
naturalization is the legal act or process by which a non- citizen in a country may acquire citizenship or nationality of that country.
grand jury a group of 12 to 23 people who determine if a person should be put on trial for a crime or not
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