10-21 Toc 28 Bill of Rights Vocab. Flashcards
Search Warrant
A court order allowing police to search property and seize evidence.
Indictment
A document issued by a grand jury to charge someone with a crime
Double Jeopardy
Putting someone on trial for a crime of which he or she was previously found innocent.
Self - Incrimination
The giving of evidence about yourself that could lead to you being found guilty of a crime.
Due Process
Following established legal procedure
Eminent Domain
The right of the government to take private property - usually land for public use, the have to pay you a fair price for the land.
Bail
A sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused person who is released from jail returns for his or her trial.
Poll Tax
Sum of money required of many voters before they are permitted to cast a ballot 1789 - ratified the constitution
Suffrage
The right to vote
Not everyone was granted suffrage at the same time
Black codes
Laws after the civil war that kept African Americans from holding certain jobs, gave them few property rights, and limited their rights in other ways.
Established Claws (Amendment #1)
Congress cannot establish, or set up, any religion as the official faith of the United States
The establishment clause, in the words of Thomas Jefferson, is a “wall of separation between church and state.”
Established Claws (Amendment #1)
Congress cannot establish, or set up, any religion as the official faith of the United States
The establishment clause, in the words of Thomas Jefferson, is a “wall of separation between church and state.”
Established Claws (Amendment #1)
Congress cannot establish, or set up, any religion as the official faith of the United States
The establishment clause, in the words of Thomas Jefferson, is a “wall of separation between church and state.”
