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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 change by 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 as a security deposit to ensure that an accused person returns or his or her trial |
Suffrage | The right to vote |
Poll Tax | A sum of money required of voters before they're 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 |