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Bill of Rights

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Civil Liberties   the freedoms we have to think and to act without government interference or unfair treatment  
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Cenorship   it cannot ban printed materials or films merely because they contain alarming or offensive ideas  
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Petition   simply a formal request  
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slander   spreading spoken lies  
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libel   lies that are printed  
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search warrant   a court order allowing law enforcement officers to search a suspect's home or business and take specific items as evidence  
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double jeopardy   peolpe who are accused of a crime and judges not guilty may not be put on trial again for the same crime  
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due process   following established legal procedures  
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eminent domain   the right of the government to take private propertyo  
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indictment   formal charge by group of citizens  
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grand jury   people who review the evidence against the accused  
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bail   sum of money used as a security deposit  
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suffrage   the right to vote  
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poll taxes   required voters to pay a sum of money before a ballot  
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discrimination   unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group  
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segregation   the social separation of the races  
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civil rights   the right of full citizenship and equality under the law  
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affirmative action   programs to try to make up for past discrimination  
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racial profiling   being singled out as suspects because of the way they look  
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gender   boy or girl  
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sections   parts of restaurants and theaters  
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