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Chapter Four
Civics and Economics: Chapter Four Vocabulary
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 warrant allowing law enforcement officers to search a suspect's home or business and take specific items as evidence |
Indictment | a formal charge by the 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 security deposit to ensure that a accused person returns to his or her trial |
Suffrage | the right to vote |
Poll Tax | a sum of money required of voters before they are permitted to cast a ballot |
Discrimination | unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group of people |
Segregation | the social separation of races |
Civil Rights | the rights of full citizenship and equality under 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 ethinivcity |