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Government Final
Exam terms chapter 15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ex post facto law | A retroactive criminal law that works to the disadvantage of a person. |
| unprotected speech | Libel, obscenity, fighting words, and commercial speech, which are not entitled to constitutional protection in all circumstances. |
| libel | Written defamation of another person. For public officials and public figures, the constitutional tests designed to restrict libel actions are especially rigid |
| property rights | The rights of an individual to own, use, rent, invest, buy, and sell property. |
| due process | the legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights that are owed to a person |
| search warrant | A write issued by a magistrate that authorizes the police to search a particular place or person, specifically the place to be searched and the objects to be seized. |
| indictment | a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime |
| petit | (of a crime) petty |
| jury | a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court. |
| double jeopardy | Trial or punishment for the same crime by the same government; forbidden by the constitution. |
| civil disobedience | Deliberate refusal to obey a law or comply with the order of public officials as a means of expressing opposition |
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