Chapter 4 vocab Flashcards

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Civil liberty

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Freedoms to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair legal treatment.

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Free speech

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The right to say our opinions, in public or in private, without fear of being stopped or punished by the government for those ideas.

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Censorship

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The banning of printed materials or films due to alarming or offensive ideas.

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4
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Petition

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a formal request for government action.

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Slander

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Spoken untruths that are harmful to someone’s reputation.

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Libel

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Written untruths that are harmful to someone’s reputation.

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Civil

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Of or relating to citizens.

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Restriction

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Limit placed on something.

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Accused

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A person officially charged with a crime.

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Probable cause

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  • Strong reasons to think that a person or property was involved in a crime.
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Search warrant

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A court order allowing law-enforcement officers to search a suspect’s home or business and take specific items as evidence.

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Indictment

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A document issued by a body called a grand jury that formally charges someone with a crime.

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Double jeopardy

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Putting someone on trial for a crime of which he or she was previously found not guilty.

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Self- incrimination

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Giving evidence that could lead to one being found guilty of a crime.

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Due process-

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Following established legal procedures.

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16
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Eminent domain

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The right of the government to take private property for public use.

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Bail

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A sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused person returns for his or her trial.

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License

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A document granting the holder permission to do something.

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Retain

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To keep or hold secure.

20
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Black codes

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Laws from after the civil war that kept African Americans from holding certain jobs, gave them few property rights, and limited their rights in other ways.

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Suffrage

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The right to vote.

22
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Poll tax

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A sum of money required of voters before they are permitted to cast a ballot.

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Eliminate

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To take away or to end.

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Conduct

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To carry out.

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Discrimination
Unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group.
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Segregation
The social separation of the races.
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Jim Crow law
Southern segregation law.
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Civil rights
The rights of full citizenship and equality under the law.
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Nonviolent resistance
Peaceful protest against laws believed to be unfair.
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Sit-in
The act of occupying seats or sitting down on the floor of an establishment as a form of organized protest.
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Hate crime
A violent act against a person because of his or her race, color, national origin, gender, or disability.
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Persist
To last or to continue.
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Exploit
To use unfairly for someone else's gain.