Ch 4 Vocab- Bill of Rights

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

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civil liberties

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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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free speech

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the banning of printed materials or films due to alarming or offensive ideas they contain

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censorship

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a formal request for government action.

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petition

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spoken untruths that are harmful to someone's reputation.

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slander

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written untruths that are harmful to someone's reputation.

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libel

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of or relating to citizens

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civil

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a limit placed on something

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restriction

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a person officially charged with a crime.

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accused

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strong reasons to think that a person or property was involved in a crime.

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probable cause