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