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

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

a formal request for government action

spoken untruths that are harmful to someone's reputation

written untruths that are harmful to someone's reputation

a person officially charged with a crime

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

a court order allowing police to search property and seize evidence

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

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

giving evidence about yourself that could lead to you being found guilty of a crime

following established legal procedures

the right of government to take private property-usually land- for public use

A sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused person who is released from jail returns for his or her trial

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

the right to vote

a sum of money required of voters before they are permitted to cast a ballot