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the government must act fairly and in accord with established rules in all that it does |
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the government must create fair policies and laws |
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the government must employ fair procedures and methods |
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the authority of each state to act, protect, and promote public health, safety, morals, and general welfare of its people |
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a court order authorizing a search |
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blanket search warrant with which British custom officials had invaded private homes to search for smuggled goods |
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evidence gained as the result of an illegal act by police cannot be used against the person from whom it was seized |
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protection from imprisonment without cause |
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a legislative act that inflicts punishment without a trial |
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a law that does not apply to an act committed before its passage |
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the formal device by which a person can be accused of a serious crime (group of peers) |
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a formal complaint before a grand jury which charges the accused with one or more crimes |
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part of the 5th amendment which says that you cannot be charged with the same crime twice |
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in which the judge alone hears the case |
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constitutional rights which the police must read to a suspect before questioning can occur |
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a sum of money that the accused may be required to post to ensure that they will be at court at the proper time |
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a law which allows federal judges to order that an accused felon be held, without bail, when there is good reason to believe that he or she will commit yet another serious crime before trial |
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betrayal of one's country |
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