Chapter 10
Across
- 3. the right to petition government helps to protect this; fair and equal status and treatment and the right to participate in government
- 4. the crime of saying, writing, or doing something that inspires revolt against the government
- 5. part of the Bill of Rights that guarantees each person the right to hold any religious belief they choose
- 6. being made to stand trial twice for the same offense
- 7. false statements about a person that cause harm to that person
- 9. covers private disputes between people over property or relationships
- 10. gives the police legal authority to search private property
- 11. government action that seeks to prevent materials from being published
- 12. evidence obtained illegally cannot be used against a person in court
- 13. crime of making war against the United States or giving "aid and comfort" to its enemies
- 15. punishment by death
- 18. right to join with other individuals and collectively express, promote, pursue, and defend common interests
- 20. ability to regulate behavior for the common good
- 21. reasonable grounds for a search
- 22. forbids government establishment or support of an official religion
- 26. money pledged by the accused as a guarantee that he or she will return to court for trial
- 27. a printed defamatory statement
- 28. a spoken defamatory statement
Down
- 1. list of constitutional rights possessed by those accused of crimes
- 2. basic freedoms to think and act that are protected and that all people have
- 8. the Bill of Rights applies to the states as well as the National Government
- 14. communication of ideas through symbols and actions
- 16. due process that requires the government to follow certain procedures before punishing a person
- 17. issued when a grand jury believes that enough evidence exists to charge a person with a crime
- 19. legal proceedings must be carried out in accordance with established rules and principles
- 23. due process concerned with whether the laws themselves are fair and just
- 24. judge alone hears and decides the case
- 25. crimes or offenses against the public