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Chapter 4. Social Studies. The freedoms we have to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair treatment is called Civil Liberties. The banning of printed material is called Censorship. A formal request for government action is called a Petition.
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Chapter 4 Social Studies
The freedoms we have to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair treatment is called • Civil Liberties
The banning of printed material is called • Censorship
A formal request for government action is called a • Petition
Spoken untruths that are harmful to someone’s reputation is called • slander
Written untruths that are harmful to someone’s reputation is called • libel
A court order allowing officers to search a suspect’s home and take items for evidence is called a • Search warrant
A formal charge by a grand jury is called an • indictment
A group of citizens that decide whether there is enough evidence to accuse someone of a crime is a • Grand Jury
Following established procedures is called • Due Process
Putting someone on trial for a crime when they have already been acquitted is called • Double jeopardy
The right of government to take private property for public use is called • Eminent domain
A sum of money used to ensure that an accused person returns for his/her trail is called • bail
The right to vote is called suffrage
A sum of money required of voters to pay before a ballot was cast • Poll tax
Unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group is called • discrimination
The social separation of races is called • segregation
The rights of full citizenship and equality under the law is • Civil rights