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P4 CHS AmGovRvw
P4 CHS Amer Govt
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1st Amendment | "Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition |
| 6th Amendment | Right to lawyer and a speedy trial are in this amendent |
| Affirmative Action | Policies to change previous acts of discrimination |
| 10th Amendment | Balanced power between power of Federal Government and State's powers by making all rights not named those of the states or the people |
| Refugee | Individual escaping from potential threats. |
| Bench Trial | A trial by judge not by jury. |
| Naturalization | The act and process of becoming a citizen of another country |
| Slander | Spoken false/malicious words |
| Sabotage | Destructive act intended to hinder a country's war effort |
| Exclusionary Rule | The rule that evidence obtained unfairly cannot be used in trial |
| Bail | Price to get out of detention previous to trial |
| 4th Amendment | No unwarranted searches or seizures |
| 7th Amendment | $20.00 for a jury in a civil suit. |
| 13th Amendment | Abolishment of Slavery and Involuntary servitude |
| Expatriation | To voluntarily remove ones own citizenship. |
| De Facto Segregation | Segregation in practice |
| 2nd Amendment | Right to bear arms. |
| De Jure Segregation | Segregation by law. |
| Deportation | The removal of aliens from the nation and sending them back to their original nation. |
| 8th Amendment | No cruel or unusual punishment |
| 14th Amendment | Equal Protection under the law regardless of race is included in this amendment, along with the Due Process clause |
| Habeas Corpus | A requirement for someone under arrest to be brought before a judge or court. |
| Treason | the crime of betraying one's country |
| Due Process | legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights that are owed to a person, which also means government must follow the right steps |
| Libel | a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation |
| 5th amendment | double jeopardy and the right to not testivfy against yourself are two of the rights in this Amendment |
| naturalization | is the legal act or process by which a non- citizen in a country may acquire citizenship or nationality of that country. |
| grand jury | a group of 12 to 23 people who determine if a person should be put on trial for a crime or not |
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