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Vocabulary
Amendments
Due Process
Rights of the Accused
Legal Terms
100
A court order authorizing a search
What is a search warrant?
100
Guarantees freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly and petition
What is the 1st amendment?
100
This term states that the government must act fairly and in accord with established rules
What is due process?
100
the process of having a higher court review a lower court's decision
What is an appeal?
100
the death penalty
What is capital punishment?
200
reasonable suspicion of a crime
What is probable cause?
200
Prevents cruel and unusual punishments
What is the 8th amendment?
200
This focuses on HOW the government completes various actions
What is procedural due process?
200
This must be read to a suspect identifying his or her rights before any questioning occurs
What is the Miranda Rights?
200
Law applied to an act committed before the passage of the law
What are ex post facto laws?
300
sum of money the accused must give to the court to guarantee that he/she will appear in court later
What is bail?
300
Protects against unreasonable search and seizure
What is the 4th amendment?
300
This addresses the laws or policies that government actions address
What is substantive due process?
300
the only crime identified in the Constitution
What is treason?
300
Prevents unjust arrests and imprisonments
What is the writ of habeas corpus?
400
A group of citizens who formally charge a person with a crime
What is a grand jury?
400
protects against self-incrimination and double jeopardy
What is the 5th amendment?
400
This amendment focuses on due process
What is the 14th?
400
a trial with only a judge instead of a jury
What is a bench trial?
400
legislative act that provides for the punishment of a person without a court trial
What is the Bill of Attainder?
500
once a person has been tried for a crime, they cannot be tried again for the same crime
What is double jeopardy?
500
Guarantees the right to a speedy, public trial with an attorney
What is the 6th amendment?
500
This is the power of the government to act to protect and promote the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare
What is police power?
500
formal complaint that the prosecutor lays before a grand jury
What is an indictment?