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Chapter 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Civil Liberties | Freedoms to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair legal treatment |
| Censorship | The banning of printed materials or films due to alarming or offensive ideas. |
| Petition | A formal request for government action; a process by which candidates who are not affiliated with one of the two major parties can get on the ballot for the general election in most states. |
| Slander | Spoken untruths that are harmful to someone's reputation. |
| Libel | Written untruths that are harmful to someone's reputation. |
| Search Warrant | A court order allowing law enforcement officers to search a suspect's home or business and take specific items as evidence. |
| Indictment | A formal charge by a grand jury. |
| Grand Jury | A group of citizens that decides whether there is sufficient evidence to accuse someone of a crime. |
| Double Jeopardy | Putting someone on trial for a crime of which he or she was previously acquitted. |
| Due Process | Following established legal procedures. |
| Eminent Domain | The right of government to take private property for public use. |
| Bail | A sum of money used a security deposit to ensire that an accused person returns for his or her trial. |
| Suffrage | The right to vote. |
| 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 the races. |
| Civil Rights | The rights of full citizenship and equality under the law. |
| Affirmitive Action | Programs intended to make up for past discrimination by helping minority groups and women gain access to jobs and opportunities |
| Racial Profiling | Singling out an individual as a suspect due to appearance of ethnicity. |