The right of government to take private property for public use
100
What are black codes?
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
100
What is civil?
Of or relating to citizens
200
What is Bannning printed materials or films because they have alarming or offensive ideas?
Censorship
200
What is Double Jeopardy?
Putting someone on trial for a crime of which he or she was previously found not guilty
200
What is suffrage?
The right to vote
200
What is freedom of Speech?
the right to say our opinions, in public or in private, without fear of being stopped or punished by the government for those ideas
300
What is Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of the Press, and Freedom to Petition Against the Government?
Five parts of the First Amendment
300
What is a Bail?
A sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused person returns for his or her trial
300
What is to conduct?
To carry out
400
What is libel is printed lies and slander is spoken lies?
The difference between libel and slander
400
What is a license?
A document granting the holder permission to do something
400
What is a poll tax?
A sum of money required of voters before they are permitted to cast a ballot
500
What is a petition?
A formal request fro government action
500
What is a search warrant?
A court order allowing law-enforcement officers to search a suspect's home or business and take specific items as evidence