Chapter 19
Across
- 2. unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
- 6. an offensive or indecent word or phrase
- 8. jure segregation segregation that is imposed by law
- 10. a tort consisting of false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
- 13. incorporation process that protects freedoms in the Bill of Rights within the scope of the 14th amendment
- 15. restraint government censorship of information before it is published or broadcast
- 16. cause evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure
Down
- 1. amendment Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
- 3. points At the end of every year ------- are calculated and performance evaluations are conducted.
- 4. crime a criminal act against a person or a person's property by an offender motivated by racial or other bias
- 5. Liberties the legal constitutional protections against government
- 7. v. University of California 1978. ruled against reverse discrimination
- 9. clause any evidence not obtained legally cannot be used in a trial
- 11. of Attainder a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trial
- 12. warrant a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to search for objects or people involved in the commission of a crime and to produce them in court
- 14. of habeas corpus a court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person