| A | B |
|---|
| Civil Liberties | Freedom to think and act without government interference |
| Censorship | Banning of printed materials or films due to offensive ideas. |
| Petition | A formal written request for gov. action. |
| Slander | Spoken untruths that are harmful to someone's reputation. |
| Libel | Written untruths that are harmful to someone's reputation. |
| Search Warrant | A court orderallowing law enforcement officers to search a suspects home or business and take as evidence. |
| Indictment | Formal charge by a grand jury |
| Grand Jury | Group of citizens that decides whether there is suffecient evidence to accuse someone of a crime. |
| Double Jeopardy | putting someone on trial for a crime which he/she was previosly acquitted. |
| Due Process | Following established legal procedures. |
| Eminent Damain | Right for the government to take private property. |
| Bail | A sum of money used for security deposit to ensure that an accused person returns for trial. |
| Suffrage | Right to vote. |
| Poll Tax | Sum of money required of voters before they are permitted to cast a ballot. |
| Discrimmination | Unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group. |
| Segregation | Social segragationof races. |
| Civil Rights | Rights of full citizenship and equality under the law. |
| Affirmative Action | programs intended to make up for past discrimination. |
| Racial Profiling | Singling out an individual as a suspect because of their appearance and ethnicity. |
