Vocab for Mid Term

WORD BANK : Alien, Illegal Alien, Amnesty, Naturalization, expatriation, denaturalization, exclusionary rule, double jeopardy, discrimination, Jim Crow Laws, affirmative action, Due Process, Common Law, Civil Law, plaintiff, defendant, summons, affidavit.


Below, Write the word from above that fits the definition below, You will use each word just once.


23. _________________ Concerns disputes among two or more individuals or between individuals and the government.
24. __________________Are written statements to verify or prove statements of fact that have been signed by the witness under oath before a magistrate or notary.

25 _________________ Is the person who brings charges in a law suit called the complaint.

26 ________________ Is the person who the suit (law) is brought against in the complaint.

27 ________________ Is an Official notice of the lawsuit that includes the date, time and place of the initial court appearance.

28. ________________ Is law made by judges in the process of resolving individual cases.

29. ___________________ Your rights (usually under the constitution) which allows you to get fair treatment (5th Amendment right to remain silent).


30 ___________________ A person may not be retried for the same crime twice !

31 _____________________ Policy giving preference to minorities.


32. _____________________ The process of gaining citizenship.

33. ________________________ A person who comes to the United States without legal permits.

34. _______________________ Laws that discriminate against African Americans.


35. _________________ How government documents are kept secret.


36. ___________________ The loss of citizenship through fraud or deception during the naturalization process.


37. ______________________If you give up your citizenship it’s called this.

38 . ______________________ Is a general pardon given by the government (forgiveness for a crime)


39. _______________________ A person living in a country where he/she is not a citizen.


40. _________________ Exists when individuals are treated unfairly solely because of their race or gender, ethnic group or other.