Bill of Rights & Amendments
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meganshook on September 22, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 civil liberties | freedoms to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair legal treatment |
| censorship | banning printed materials or films due to alarming and offensive ideas |
| petition | formal request for government action |
| slander | spoken untruths that are harmful to one's reputation |
| libel | written untruths that are harmful to one's reputation |
| search warrant | a court order allowing law enforcement officers to search a suspect's home or business and take items as evidence |
| indictment | a formal charge by a grand jury |
| double jeopardy | putting someone on trial for a crime of which he or she was previously acquitted |
| due process of law | procedures established by law and guaranteed by the constitution |
| eminent domain | right of government to take private property for public use, but they must pay the owner(s) |
| bail | sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused person returns for their trial |
| suffrage | right to vote |
| poll tax | sum of money required by voters before they are permitted to cast a ballot |
| equal protection | guarantee under the 14th amendment that a state must treat all individuals equally under the same circumstances |
| establishment clause | a clause in the US constitution forbidding Congress from making a state religion |
| seperation of church and state | doctrine that government and religion should be kept independent |
| free exercise clause | prohibits Congress from making a law prohibiting free exercise of religion |
| death penalty | capital punishment of execution |
| self-incrimination | giving evidence or testimony to your own prosecution |
| quartering | housing accomodations for soldiers |
| symbolic speech | conduct that is intended to convey a particular message |
| grand jury | a jury of common law of 12-23 people who are trying to decide whether there is enough evidence to warrant trial |
| affirmative action | encouragement of increased representation of women/minority group members |
| militia | a body of citizen soldiers as distinguished from professional soldiers |
| discrimination | making a distinction of favor of or against a certain group |
| segregation | seperation of races |
| civil rights | rights to full legal, social, and economic equality extended to blacks |
| racial profiling | the consideration of race when making a profile of suspected criminals |
| prohibition | 1920-1933 when alcohol sales and consumption were restricted |
| involuntary servitude | slavery |
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