Chapter 4 Vocabulary

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due process

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following fair established legal procedures

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civil livrty

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the freedom to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair legal treatment

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free speech

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the right to say our opinions, in public or private, without fear of being stopped or punished by the government for those ideas

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censorship

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

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petition

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a formal request for government actions

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accused

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a person officially charged with a crime

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probable cause

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

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search warrent

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a court order allowing police to search property and seize evidence

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indictment

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a document issued by a grad jury to charge someone with a crime

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double jeopardy

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putting someone on trial for a crime of which he or she was previously found innocent