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chapter 4 civics
civics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| civil liberties | the freedom to act and think without the government interference or fear of unfair treatment |
| censorship | the banning of printed materials or films due party business |
| petition | a formal request |
| slander | spreading spoken lies |
| libel | lies are printed |
| search warrant | it allows law enforcement officers to search a suspects home and take specific evidence |
| indictment | a formal charge by a grand jury |
| grand jury | who reviews the evidence against the accused |
| double jeopardy | putting someone on trial for a crime of which he or she was preciously acquitted |
| due process | established legal procedures |
| eminent domain | the right of the government to take private property |
| bail | sum of money used as a security |
| suffrage | the right to vote to African Americans |
| 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 race |
| civil rights | the rights of full citizenship and equality under the law |
| affirmative action | programs intend to make for past discrimination by helping minority groups and women gain access to jobs |
| racial profiling | singling out an individual as a suspect due to appearance of ethnicity |