Chapter 4 Bill of Rights
Order by
44 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 censorship | banning printed materials or films because they contain alarming or offensive ideas |
| slander | a crime involving spoken lies that harm a person's reputation |
| search warrant | a court order allowing law enforcement officers to search a suspect's home or business |
| Eighth Amendment | forbids "cruel and unusual punishments" and excessive bail |
| affirmative action | encouraged the hiring and promoting of minorities and women |
| discrimination | unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| Fourth Amendment | protects Americans "against unreasonable searches and seizures" |
| eminent domain | the right of the government to take away private property |
| Twenty-fourth Amendment | poll taxes illegal |
| Nineteenth Amendment | women's suffrage |
| racial profiling | police singling out people as suspects based on the way they look |
| bail | the sum of money used as a security deposit to allow an accused person to remain free until the trial |
| due process | following established legal procedures |
| civil rights | rights of full citizenship and equality under the law |
| libel | a crime that involves harming a person's reputation by printing lies about him or her |
| segregation | the social separation of the races |
| First Amendment | freedom of speech, press, religion, the right to assemble and to petition the government |
| Second Amendment | the right to bear arms |
| Third Amendment | prohibits forced housing (quartering) of soldiers by civilians |
| Fifth Amendment | gives due process, protects against double jeopardy, protects against being forced to testify against oneself |
| Sixth Amendment | rights to a speedy trial, counsel, confront hostile witnesses, and to know the charges against oneself |
| Seventh Amendment | right to trial by jury in civil cases |
| Ninth Amendment | people have other basic rights not specifically listed in the Constitution |
| Tenth Amendment | the states and people retain powers not specifically listed or forbidden in the Constitution |
| Eleventh Amendment | no state can be sued in federal court or by a resident of another state or foreign country |
| Twelfth Amendment | candidates for President and Vice President are elected by the electoral college |
| Thirteenth Amendment | slavery was abolished |
| Fourteenth Amendment | all laws must be equally applied to all U.S. citizens (guarantees due process) |
| Fifteenth Amendment | the right to vote cannot be withheld based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude |
| Sixteenth Amendment | allows Congress to collect personal income taxes |
| Seventeenth Amendment | senators are elected directly by the people |
| Eighteenth Amendment | making, selling, and shipping of liquor is prohibited |
| Twentieth Amendment | dictates the terms of office of Congress, the President, and the Vice-President |
| Twenty-first Amendment | repealed the Eighteenth Amendment |
| Twenty-second Amendment | the President may serve only two terms |
| Twenty-third Amendment | District of Columbia citizens may vote in presidential elections |
| Twenty-fourth Amendment | outlawed poll taxes |
| Twenty-fifth Amendment | Presidential succession |
| Twenty-sixth Amendment | gave 18-year-olds the right to vote |
| Twenty-seventh Amendment | if Congress gives itself a pay raise, it will not take effect until after the next congressional election |
| civil cases | lawsuits that involve disagreements between people rather than crimes |
| Wyoming | territory that granted women the right to vote in 1869 |
| self-incrimination | the idea that people cannot be forced to testify against themselves is called protection against _______ |
First Time Here?
Welcome to Quizlet, a fun, free place to study. Try these flashcards, find others to study, or make your own.