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Term	Definition
double jeopardy	putting someone on trail for a crime of which he or she was previously acquitted
censorship	the banning of printed materials or films due to alarming or offensive ideas
segregation	the social separation of the races
libel	written untruths that are harmful to someone's reputation
affirmative action	programs intended to make up for past discrimination by helping minority groups and women gain access to job and opportunities
search warrant	a court order allowing law enforcement officers to search a suspect's home or business and take specific items as evidence
civil rights	the rights of full citizenship and equality under the law
grand jury	a group of citizens that decides whether there is sufficient evidence to accuse someone of a crime
discrimination	unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group
bail	a sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused person returns for his or her trail
petition	a formal request for government action
racial profiling	singling out an individual as a suspect due to appearance of ethnicity
due process	following established legal procedures
indictment	a formal charge by a grand jury
slander	spoken untruths that are harmful to someone's reputation
suffrage	the right to vote
poll tax	a sum of money required of voters before they are permitted to cast a ballot
eminent domain	the right of government to take private property for public use
civil liberties	freedoms to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair legal treatment

double jeopardy	Definition: putting someone on trail for a crime of which he or she was previously acquitted	1	0	false
censorship	Definition: the banning of printed materials or films due to alarming or offensive ideas	2	0	false
segregation	Definition: the social separation of the races	3	0	false
untruths	written _____ that are harmful to someone's reputation	4	1	true
affirmative action	Definition: programs intended to make up for past discrimination by helping minority groups and women gain access to job and opportunities	5	0	false
business	a court order allowing law enforcement officers to search a suspect's home or _____ and take specific items as evidence	6	1	true
civil rights	Definition: the rights of full citizenship and equality under the law	7	0	false
grand jury	Definition: a group of citizens that decides whether there is sufficient evidence to accuse someone of a crime	8	0	false
discrimination	Definition: unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group	9	0	false
bail	Definition: a sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused person returns for his or her trail	10	0	false
petition	Definition: a formal request for government action	11	0	false
suspect	singling out an individual as a _____ due to appearance of ethnicity	12	1	true
due process	Definition: following established legal procedures	13	0	false
indictment	Definition: a formal charge by a grand jury	14	0	false
someone's	spoken untruths that are harmful to _____ reputation	15	1	true
suffrage	Definition: the right to vote	16	0	false
poll tax	Definition: a sum of money required of voters before they are permitted to cast a ballot	17	0	false
eminent domain	Definition: the right of government to take private property for public use	18	0	false
interference	freedoms to think and act without government _____ or fear of unfair legal treatment	19	1	true