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SS.7.C.2.5
Constitution and Individual Rights
| Answer | Question |
|---|---|
| appellate process | the process of asking a higher court to decide whether a trial was conducted properly |
| ex post facto law | a law that makes an act a crime after the crime has been committed |
| habeas corpus | the principle that the government has to provide a cause or reason for holding a person in jail |
| independent judiciary | the principle that decisions from the courts are fair and impartial and are not influenced by the other branches of government |
| precedent | a court decision in an earlier case with facts and legal issues similar to those in a case currently before a court |
| privacy | not in public |
| public interest | common benefit, the general benefit of the public |
| safeguard | to protect |
| summary judgment | a judgment decided by a trial court without the case going to trial; a summary judgment is an attempt to stop a case from going to trial |
| writ | law |
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Ms Plyler
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