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Ch. 4
Term | Definition |
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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 . |
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 decide 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 as security deposit to ensure that an accused person returns for his or her trial. |
Suffrage | The right to vote. |
Poll Tax | A sum of money required by 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. |
Affirmative 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. |