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4- Bill of Rights
Civics 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the banning of printed material or films because they contain alarming or offensive ideas? | censorship |
| a crime that involves harming a person's reputation by printing lies about him or her | libel |
| the act that encouraged the hiring and promoting of minorities and women in fields that were traditionally closed to them | Affirmative Action |
| the 19th amendment gave women... | suffrage |
| a formal charge by a grand jury, accusing a person of a crime | an indictment |
| the right of the government to take away private property for public use | eminent domain |
| the sum of money used as a security deposit to allow an accused person to remain free until thier trial; it is forfeited if the accused person fails to appear in court | bail |
| requiring a person to pay a fee before being able to vote in an election- usually meant to keep African Americans from voting | poll tax |
| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | NAACP |
| a court order allowing police to search a suspect's home or business and take specific items as evidence | search warrant |
| a person cannot be tried for the same crime twice | double jeopardy |
| the amendment that gaurantees a person's right to a lawyer | the sixth amendment |
| a small, local army made up of volunteer soldiers | militia |
| the social separation of the races | segregation |
| government programs that encouraged the hiring of minorities and women in fields that traditionally were closed to them | affirmative action |
| unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group | discrimination |
| ensures that Americans are exposed to a wide variety of viewpoints | freedom of press |
| a baptist reverend who believed in nonviolent resistance, or the peaceful protest of unfair laws | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| they review evidence against an accused person and decide if it warrants an indictment | grand jury |
| the right to express one's ideas to the government | right/freedom to petition |
| the freedom to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair treatment | civil liberties |
| the right to vote | suffrage |
| saying or doing something that accidentally makes yourself look guilty of a crime | self incrimination |
| the amendment that protects against unreasonable search and seizure | the fourth amendment |
| refers to police officers singling our people as suspects because of the way they look | racial profiling |
| if the accused cannot afford one, the government must provide one and pay his or her fees | a lawyer |
| protects the right of women to vote in all nationals and state elections | the 19th amendment |
| protects American's unwritten rights | the 9th amendment |
| prevents Congress and the president from becoming too strong | the 10th amendment |
| officially ended slavery | the 13th amendment |
| poll taxes are | illegal |
| refers to the spoken work, internet communication, art, music, and clothing | freedom of speech |
| a formal request | petition |
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