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Civics and eco vocab
Question | Answer |
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Civil Liberties | the freedoms we have to think and act without gov. interference |
Censorship | Gov. cannot ban printed material or films merely because they contain offensive or alarming ideas |
Petition | A Formal Request |
Slander | Spreading spoken lies |
Libel | lies that are spread by being printed |
Media | radio, television, and computer networks |
Imply | suggest |
Search Warrant | court order allowing law enforcement officers to search a suspects house |
Indictment | formal change by a grand jury |
Grand Jury | a group of citizens who review the evidenced against the accused |
Double Jeopardy | if a person is accused of a crime and found not guilty they cannot be put on trial for the same crime |
Due Process | following established legal procedures |
Eminent Domain | the right of the gov. to take property |
Bail | sum of money used on a security deposit |
proportion | balanced |
involve | contain |
Suffrage | the right to vote |
Poll Tax | voters are required to pay a sum of money before casting a vote |
Violate | To break or disregard a law |
Specify | Mention |
Discrimination | unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group |
Segregation | social separation of races |
Civil Rights | the right of full citizenship and equality under the law |
Affirmative Action | programs to try to make up for past discrimination |
Racial Profiling | being singled out as suspects because of how they look |
Section | Parts |
Gender | your sex |