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SS VOCAB 1
Term | Definition |
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Censorship | The banning of printed materials or films due to alarming or offensive ideas |
Civil Liberties | Freedoms to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair legal treatment |
Petition | A formal request for government action not affiliated with one of the two major parties |
Slander | Spoken untruths that are harmful to reputation |
Libel | Written untruths that are harmful to reputation |
Search Warrant | A Court Order allowing law enforcement to search a suspects home or business and take specific items as evidence |
Indictment | Formal charge or accusation of a crime |
Grand Jury | A group of citizens that decide if 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 |
Bail | A sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused returns for the trial |
Suffrage | The right to vote |
Poll Tax | A sum of money required of voters before they can cast a ballot |
Discrimination | Unfair treatment based on prejudice toward a certain group |
Segregation | The social separation of a race |
Civil Rights | The rights of full citizenship and equality under the law |
Affirmation Action | Programs intended to make up for past discrimination by helping minority groups and women gain access to jobs and oppurtunities |
Racial Profiling | Singling out an individual as a suspect due to appearance or ethnicity |