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100
What does potential mean?
Capable of being or becoming
100
What are Laws?
Sets of rules that help people get along
100
What is Due Process?
Following established legal procedures
100
What is Presumption?
An attitude or belief based on likelihood
100
What is Civil Law?
Civil Laws do not concern society at large or criminal offenses
200
Name 2 Things that Make a Law a Good Law
Fair, Reasonable, Understandable, Enforceable
200
What is a code?
An organized statement of a body of law
200
What is the Writ of Habeas Corpus?
A court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why the person is being held
200
What is the Miranda Warning?
The list of rights police must inform persons of before questioning, including the right against self-incrimination and the right to counsel
200
What are 2 sources of law?
the U.S. Constitution state constitutions statutes case law administrative agencies
300
Where did the most important laws come from?
Roman Laws
300
Where was the earliest code found?
Hammurabi's Code
300
What does the Fifth Amendment state?
No person can be forced “to be a witness against himself”
300
What is a Bill of Attainder?
A law that punishes a person accused of a crime without a trial or a fair hearing in court
300
What is Administrative Law?
Rules and regulations set by government agencies
400
What is common law?
A system of law based on precedent and customs
400
What is a precedent?
A ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case
400
What is an Ex Post Facto Law?
A law that would allow a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was committed
400
What is a Search Warrant?
A court order allowing law-enforcement officers to search a suspect's home or business and take specific items as evidence
400
What is Double Jeopardy?
Putting someone on trial for a crime of which he or she was previously aquitted
500
What is a statute?
A law written by a legislative branch of government
500
What is criminal law's purpose?
Criminal laws seek to protect public safety
500
What is the purpose of the 8th Amendment?
The Eighth Amendment outlaws excessive, or extreme, penalties. It forbids “cruel and unusual punishments.”
500
What is the Exclusionary Rule?
A rule that evidence gained by police in a way that violates the Fourth Amendment may not be used in a trial
500
What is Bail?
A sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused person returns for his or her trial
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