Lesson 5

4. the imposition of the death penalty on a person by the state
6. the process by which the Supreme Court applies the Bill of Rights to the states through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
7. rights not specifically listed in the Bill of Rights but given general protection under the Ninth Amendment
10. speech or other forms of expression considered offensive to conventional standards of decency
11. basic freedoms guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution, such as freedom of speech and freedom of religion
12. a document issued by a judge that authorizes law enforcement officers to carry out a search, seizure of evidence, or arrest
13. reasonable suspicion of criminal behavior
15. a clause in the Fourteenth Amendment declaring that no state may deny “equal protection of the laws” to any person within that state
18. statements, usually made under oath, suggesting that the person speaking is guilty of a crime

1. not religious or spiritual in nature
2. conduct that conveys a message without spoken words
3. the prosecution of a person a second time for a crime for which the defendant has already been tried once and found not guilty; prohibited under the Fifth Amendment
5. publishing false information about someone with intent to cause harm
8. orally spreading false information about someone with intent to cause harm
9. an attempt by government to prevent the publication or broadcast of material considered harmful
14. money given over to a court in exchange for a criminal suspect's release from jail until his or her trial begins
16. a clause in the Fifth Amendment that prohibits the government from taking private property for public use “without just compensation”
17. guarantees of equal rights and equal treatment under the law, such as trial by jury and voting rights