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double jeopardyDefinition: putting someone on trail for a crime of which he or she was previously acquitted10false
censorshipDefinition: the banning of printed materials or films due to alarming or offensive ideas20false
segregationDefinition: the social separation of the races30false
untruthswritten _____ that are harmful to someone's reputation41true
affirmative actionDefinition: programs intended to make up for past discrimination by helping minority groups and women gain access to job and opportunities50false
businessa court order allowing law enforcement officers to search a suspect's home or _____ and take specific items as evidence61true
civil rightsDefinition: the rights of full citizenship and equality under the law70false
grand juryDefinition: a group of citizens that decides whether there is sufficient evidence to accuse someone of a crime80false
discriminationDefinition: unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group90false
bailDefinition: a sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused person returns for his or her trail100false
petitionDefinition: a formal request for government action110false
suspectsingling out an individual as a _____ due to appearance of ethnicity121true
due processDefinition: following established legal procedures130false
indictmentDefinition: a formal charge by a grand jury140false
someone'sspoken untruths that are harmful to _____ reputation151true
suffrageDefinition: the right to vote160false
poll taxDefinition: a sum of money required of voters before they are permitted to cast a ballot170false
eminent domainDefinition: the right of government to take private property for public use180false
interferencefreedoms to think and act without government _____ or fear of unfair legal treatment191true