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CH 4
Question | Answer |
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civil liberties | freedom to act without government interference |
censorship | removal of media deemed offensive |
petition | formal request |
slander | spoken lies about a person |
libel | written lies about someone |
search warrant | document required for police to search property |
indictment | a formal charge of a crime |
grand jury | a group that reviews evidence against the accused |
double jeopardy | being tried twice for the same crime |
due process | being afforded fair trial by jury |
eminent domain | right of the government to take private property for public use |
bail | money used as a security deposit |
suffrage | right to vote |
poll tax | a tax that must be paid in order to vote |
discrimination | unfair treatment based on prejudice |
segregation | social seperation |
civil rights | equality under the law |
affirmative action | programs to make up for past discrimination |
racial profiling | being discriminated against by law enforcement based on looks |