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Unit 4 Terms
Government terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Civil Suit | Dispute over the right and responsibilities. |
| Criminal Suit | Seeks to punish one for breaking the law. |
| Judicial Restraint | Courts right to hear controversial cases |
| Sovereign Immunity | government is protected from lawsuits |
| Jurisdiction | Authority of a court to hear a case |
| Affirmative Action | A policy requiring most employers to take positive steps to remedy the past effects of discrimination. |
| Due Process Clause | No state shall deprive any person of life, liberty or property without Due Process of law. |
| Established Clause | Prohibits the establishment of a religion or the sanctioning of an existing religion by the government |
| free Exercise Clause | Guarantees to each person the right to believe whatever that person chooses to believe in matters of religion |
| Police Power | The power of each state to protect and promote health, safety, morals and welfare. |
| Search Warrant | Court order authorizing a search |
| Deportation | |
| Civil Liberties | |
| Segregation | |
| refugee | |
| Indictment | |
| Symbolic speech |