| A | B |
|---|
| amendment | a change to the Constitution |
| ratify | to approve |
| secular | nonreligious |
| symbolic speech | an action that represents someone's thoughts or ideas |
| obscenity | anything that depicts sex or nudity in a morally abhorrent way |
| prior restraint | the power to prevent publication of something |
| libel | a written statement that seeks to maliciously attack a person's character |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country on call only in case of an emergency |
| quartering | to house and feed soldiers in private dwellings |
| Bill of Rights | The first 10 amendments to the Constitution |
| warrant | an official court order. |
| search | an examination. |
| seizure | forceful taking. |
| probable cause | reasonable grounds for believing something based on evidence. |
| exclusionary rule | Evidence seized through an illegal search and seizure may not be used in trial. |
| inadmissible | not allowed, not able to be admitted. |
| frisk | to pat a person down in order to search for weapons. |
| consent | permission to do something. |
| accuse | to charge with committing a crime. |
| indictment | a formal charge of committing a crime. |
| double jeopardy | the right to not be tried for the same offense more than once. |
| self-incrimination | a person admitting one's own guilt. |
| due process of law | the government must treat the person accused of a crime fairly throughout the judicial process. |
| eminent domain | the government's power to take property. |
| compensation | payment for something. |
| jury | a group of citizens who decide the outcome in judicial cases. |
| impartial | fair and unbiased towards one side or the other. |
| compulsory process | forcing witnesses to appear and testify in a trial. |
| subpoena | an official summons requiring a person to appear in court. |
| bail | money or property held as security by the court to insure that the accused returns to the court to face trial. |
| recognizance | a pledge to return. |
| fine | a monetary penalty for breaking the law. |
| enumeration | listing. |
| delegated | specifically assigned. |
| abridge | to restrict |
| redress | a correction |
| capital punishment | death penalty |
