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Chapter 6
Question | Answer |
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To print lies about a person | Libel |
To tell lies that damage the other person's reputation | Slander |
A formal charge against the accused-or refuse to indict | Indictment |
Determines whether there is enough evidence to put the person on trial | Grand Jury |
A legal document, issued by a court, giving police permission to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search | Warrant |
Being placed on trial twice for the same crime | Double Jeopardy |
A process by which the government must treat accused persons fairly according to rules established by law | Due Process |
Money that a defendant gives the court as a kind of promise that he or she will return for the trial | Bail |
Government may not support one particular religion | Establishment Clause |
The government cannot prohibet you from worshiping the way you want | Free Exercise Clause |
Law enforcement officers are required to read out the rights of to all suspects taken into custody | Miranda Warning |
To search citizens, their homes, or their belongings | Search & Seizure |
The power to take private property for public use | Eminent Domain |