chapter 4 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
civil liberties | freedom 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. |
slander | spoken untruths that are harmful to someones reputation. |
libel | written untruths that are harmful to someones reputation. |
search warrant | a court order allowing law enforcement officers to search a suspects home or business and take specific items as evidence. |
indictment | a formal charge 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 establishing 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 separation of the race. |
civil rights | the rights of a 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 |
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