expressed power civil liberties concurrent power amendsuffrage Establishment Establishment clause clausepetition due process jury reserved power self-incriminationtestimonybailindictmentwarrant Civil War Civil War Amendments Amendmentsarms lame duck poll tax repeal # of amendmentsslander civil case double jeopardy grand jury Free Exercise Clause censor eminent domain prohibitionlibel Amendments Vocabulary

libel 200 pts 200 pts Purposely printing false lies with the intent to ruin someone’s reputation scoreboard

prohibition 300 pts 300 pts The manufacturing, distribution, and sale of alcoholic beverages scoreboard

eniment domain 400 pts. 400 pts. The govt. paying a fair price for taking & using one’s personal property scoreboard

censor 300 pts. 300 pts. govt. banning obscene & indecent materials scoreboard

Free Exercise Clause 300 pts.  People may practice their faiths as they wish scoreboard

grand jury 500 pts. 500 pts. citizens who review evidence against the person accused of the crime to determine whether there is enough evidence to proceed to trial scoreboard

double jeopardy 400 pts. 400 pts. This term means that a person judged not guilty cannot be put on trial again for the same crime. scoreboard

civil case 300 pts. 300 pts. Cases in which two parties are suing one another usually wanting payment for damages scoreboard

slander 300 pts. 300 pts. spoken lies to intentionally damage a person’s reputation scoreboard

total # of amendments 100 pts. 100 pts. 27 scoreboard

repeal 200 pts. To cancel scoreboard

poll tax 300 pts. 300 pts. A fee that was required to pay in order to vote scoreboard

lame duck 200 pts. 200 pts. The old president who is no longer in office scoreboard

arms 100 pts. 100 pts. Guns or weapons scoreboard

Civil War Amendments 300 pts. 300 pts. 13 th 14 th 15 th scoreboard

warrant 200 pts. 200 pts. This is a court order allowing police to search a suspect’s home or business and take specific items as evidence. scoreboard

indictment 500 pts. 500 pts. a grand jury formally charging an accused person of committing a serious crime scoreboard

bail 200 pts. 200 pts. This is money used to get an accused person out of jail until the court date scoreboard

testimony 300 pts. 300 pts. A witnesses’ account or viewpoint of events that happened at a crime scene scoreboard

self-incrimination 300 pts. 300 pts. Testifying against oneself scoreboard

Reserved power 400 pts. 400 pts. Powers that are given only to the state scoreboard

jury 300 pts. 300 pts. Citizens who are chosen to make the decision in a trial scoreboard

due process 500 pts. 500 pts. Following the correct procedures/steps when finding someone guilty or not guilty when they have been accused of a crime scoreboard

petition 400 pts. 400 pts. A formal request or statement written by citizens that asks delegates to address the concerns of the community scoreboard

Establishment Clause 200 pts. 200 pts. Congress can not establish an official religion for the United States scoreboard

suffrage 300 pts. 300 pts. The right to vote scoreboard

amend 200 pts. 200 pts. To change scoreboard

concurrent power 300 pts. 300 pts. National govt. & state govt. sharing certain powers scoreboard

Civil liberties 400 pts. 400 pts. the freedoms we have to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair treatment. scoreboard

Expressed power 400 pts. 400 pts. Powers only given to the national govt. scoreboard

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