Across
- 2. putting someone on trial for a crime of which he/she has been previously found innocent
- 3. the freedom to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair legal treatment
- 4. a violent act against a person because of his/her race, color, national origin, gender, or disability
- 6. peaceful protest against laws believed to be unfair
- 7. a person officially charged with a crime
- 10. laws from after the Civil War that kept African Americans from holding certain jobs, having property, and limited other rights
- 12. spoken untruths that are harmful to someone's reputation
- 13. the act of occupying seats or sitting on the floor of an establishment as a form of organized protest
- 14. following established legal procedures
- 18. a document issued by a grand jury to charge someone with a crime
- 20. written untruths that are harmful to someone's reputation
- 22. a strong reason to think that a person or property has been involved in a crime
- 23. unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group
- 24. the right of government to take private property, usually land, for public use
- 25. Southern segregation law
Down
- 1. a court order allowing police to search property and seize evidence
- 5. the right to say our opinions, without fear of being stopped or punished by the government for those ideas
- 8. the right to vote
- 9. the banning of printed materials or films due to offensive ideas they contain
- 11. the rights of full citizenship and equality under the law
- 15. a sum of money used as security deposit to ensure that an accused person who is released returns for his/her trial
- 16. the social separation of the races
- 17. giving evidence about yourself that could lead to you being found guilty of a crime
- 19. a formal request for a government action
- 21. a sum of money required by voters before they are permitted to cast a ballot