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GOV T8 WORD SET 1

Protecting Civil Liberties, Citizenship & Civil Rights

TermDefinition
ALIEN noncitizen
ASSEMBLE gather to express views
BAIL money the accused posts guaranteeing appearance in court in exchange for release before trial
BENCH TRIAL trial with a judge and no jury
BILL OF ATTAINDER legislative act that inflicts punishment without a trial
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT death penalty
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE nonviolent protest of opposition to public policy
CIVIL LIBERTIES guaranteed personal freedoms
CIVIL RIGHTS acts of government seeking Constitutional rights for all people
CONTENT NEUTRAL requirement that government may not regulate a public assembly on subject matter alone
DISCRIMINATION bias against a person or idea
DOUBLE JEOPARDY process of charging someone twice for a serious crime
EXCLUSIONARY RULE evidence gained illegally which cannot be used in court
EX POST FACTO LAW law created after the fact of an incident which can only be applied to future infractions
GRAND JURY device to formally accuse an individual of a crime
INDICTMENT complaint before Grand Jury which results in a criminal charge
INFORMATION formal charge filed by a prosecutor without the Grand Jury
INJUNCTION court order limiting an individual or official
INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE forced slavery and labor
LIBEL false use of printed words
MIRANDA RULE ruling requiring police to inform a suspect of their rights upon arrest
Created by: gbright
 

 



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