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Civics Ch. 20
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| due process | the govt must act fairly and in accord with established rules in all that is does |
| substantive due process | the 'what' of govt'al action |
| procedural due process | the 'how' of govt'al action |
| police power | the authority of each state 2 act 2 protect and promote the public health, safety,morals, and general welfare |
| search warrant | a court order authorizing a search |
| involuntary solitude | forced labor |
| discrimination | bias, unfairness |
| writs of assistance | blanket search warrants with which British custom officials had invaded private homes to search for smuggled goods |
| probable cause | a reasonable suspicion of crime |
| exclusionary rule | evidence gained as the result of an illegal act by police cannot be used at the trial of the person from whom it was seized |
| writs of habeas corpus | or writ of liberty; a court order which prevents unjust arrests and imprisonments |
| bill of attainder | legislative act that inflicts punishment without a court trial, neither Congress nor State can pass such a measure (Article I, Sections 9 and 10) |
| ex post facto law | a law applied to an act committed before its passage, neither Congress nor State can pass such laws |
| grand jury | formal device by which a person can be accused of a serious crime;fed. cases, a body of 16-23 people from the area of the federal district court that it serves; votes of at least 12 grand jurors are needed to return an indictment or 2 make a presentment |
| indictment | a formal complaint that the prosecutor lays before a grand jury |
| double jeopardy | being tried for the same crime, cant be done; a person can violate a federal and state law in a single act though |
| bench trial | a judge alone hears the case |
| Miranda Rule | b4police ? asuspect,thatpersonmustBtold/informedof(1)right2remainsilent(2)warnedthatanythingsaidcan Busedincourt (3)right2haveanattorneypresentduring ?ing(4)ifunabletohire a attorney,1willbeprovidedatpub.expense(5)theycan bring ?ing toanendatanytime |
| trial/petit jury | determine outcome of the trial, like whether to convict or not |
| 5th amendment | bans self-incrimination, pleading the 5th |
| 6th amendment | person must be tried of an impartial jury |
| bail | a sum of money that the accused may be required to post(deposit with court) as a guarantee that he or she will appear in court at the proper time |
| preventive detention | a law which allows federal judges to order that an accused be held, without bail, when there is good reason to believe that he or she will commit yet another serious crime before the trial |
| capital punishment | punishment by death |
| treason | Art.3,Sec. 3,it can consist of only two things;either(1)levying war against d U.S.,or(2)"adhering 2 their Enemies,giving them aid and comfort"No person can be convicted unless on d testimony of 2 witnesses to d same overt act,oron confession in open Court |
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johndude
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