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Gov. voc.
ch. 20
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12th Grade
04/18/2011

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due process clause
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the government must act fairly and in accord with established rules in all that it does
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substantive due process
Definition
the government must create fair policies and laws
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procedural due process
Definition
the government must employ fair procedures and methods
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police power
Definition
the authority of each state to act, protect, and promote public health, safety, morals, and general welfare of its people
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search warrant
Definition
a court order authorizing a search
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discrimination
Definition
bias
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writ of assistance
Definition
blanket search warrant with which British custom officials had invaded private homes to search for smuggled goods
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probable cause
Definition
reasonable grounds
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exclusionary rule
Definition
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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writ of habeus corpus
Definition
protection from imprisonment without cause
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bill of attainder
Definition
a legislative act that inflicts punishment without a trial
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ex post facto law
Definition
a law that does not apply to an act committed before its passage
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grand jury
Definition
the formal device by which a person can be accused of a serious crime (group of peers)
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indictment
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a formal complaint before a grand jury which charges the accused with one or more crimes
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double jeopardy
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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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bench trial
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in which the judge alone hears the case
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Miranda rule
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constitutional rights which the police must read to a suspect before questioning can occur
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bail
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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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preventative detention
Definition
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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capital punishment
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the death penalty
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treason
Definition
betrayal of one's country
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