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Term | Definition |
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Civil Liberties | freedoms to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair legal treatment. |
Censorship | the banning of printed materials or films due to alarming or offensive ideas. |
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's reputation. |
Libel | written untruths that are harmful to someone's reputation. |
Search Warrent | a court order allowing law enforcement officers to search a suspect's home or business and take specific items as evidence. |
Indictment | a formal change by a grand jury. |
Grand Jury | a group of citizens 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 use. |
Bail | a sum of 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 voters before they are permitted to cast a ballot. |
Discrimination | unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group. |
Segregation | the social seperation of the races. |
Civil Rights | the rights of full citizenship and equality under law. |
Affirmative Action | programs intended to make up for past discrimination by helping minority groups and women gain access to jobs and opportunities. |
Racial Profiling | singling out an individual as a suspect due to appearance of ethnicity. |