Civics Unit 2 Review Crossword

a trial in which the issue is determined by a judge and a jury, usually with 12 members, whose job is to determine facts and make a judgment of guilty or not guilty; protected in the Sixth Amendment
a legal member of a state and/or country common good noun beliefs or actions that are seen as a benefit to the community rather than individual interests
the right of people accused of crimes to have laws that treat them fairly, so that they cannot lose their life or freedom without having their legal rights protected
the refusal to obey certain laws as a form of political protest
common benefit, the general benefit of the public
40. an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that made slavery unconstitutional in the United States
41. an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that defines citizenship, grants citizenship to former slaves and defines voters as males at least 21 year of age
45. an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that lowered the minimum voting age to 18
a written test used to decide whether or not someone was eligible to register vote
U.S. Supreme Court case that determined that “separate but equal” segregation was not equal in public education
an important or unique decision, event, fact, or discovery
U.S. Supreme Court case that determined that “separate but equal” segregation was not discrimination
the right in the Fifth Amendment that protects a person from being forced to reveal to the police, prosecutor, judge, or jury any information that might subject him or her to criminal prosecution
; a person's citizenship at birth is determined by the country where he or she was born
the prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which he has already been tried; prohibited in the Fifth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution