AM GOV - Unit 7 Vocabulary

The first 10 amendments of the US Constitution that are designed to restrict the federal government.

• Bill of Rights

• Segregation

• Probable Cause

• Habeas Corpus

• Affirmative Action

1. Government and private policies are designed to provide equal opportunity for minority groups that have suffered from discrimination in the past.

• Bill of Rights

• Segregation

• Probable Cause

• Habeas Corpus

• Affirmative Action

1. The reasonable belief that a search of property will provide evidence in a criminal case.

• Bill of Rights

• Segregation

• Probable Cause

• Habeas Corpus

• Affirmative Action

1. The policy or practice of separating racial or ethnic groups in schools, housing, and industry.

• Bill of Rights

• Segregation

• Probable Cause

• Habeas Corpus

• Affirmative Action

1. A court order that requires a judge to evaluate whether there is sufficient cause for keeping a person in jail.

• Bill of Rights

• Segregation

• Probable Cause

• Habeas Corpus

• Affirmative Action

1. The prosecution of a person a second time for a crime for which the defendant has already been tried once and found not guilty.

• Establishment Clause

• Civil Rights

• Free Exercise Clause

• Double Jeopardy

• Due Process Clause

1. Guarantees to citizens of equal rights and equal treatment under the law.

• Establishment Clause

• Civil Rights

• Free Exercise Clause

• Double Jeopardy

• Due Process Clause

1. The principle guaranteed by the Constitution, that the federal and state governments must not deprive an individual of life, liberty, or property by unfair and unreasonable actions.

• Establishment Clause

• Civil Rights

• Free Exercise Clause

• Double Jeopardy

• Due Process Clause

1. The part of the 1st Amendment that prohibits the establishment of a national religion.

• Establishment Clause

• Civil Rights

• Free Exercise Clause

• Double Jeopardy

• Due Process Clause

1. Establishes that all people are free to follow the religious practices of their choice.

• Establishment Clause

• Civil Rights

• Free Exercise Clause

• Double Jeopardy

• Due Process Clause