Unit 3 Vocab

Front

Gov must act fairly per established rules.

Back

Due Process

Front

First ten amendments to the Constitution

Back

Bill of Rights

Front

Evidence from illegal police acts cannot be used against the person it was seized from.

Back

Exclusionary Rule

Front

A law applied to an act committed before its passage.

Back

Ex post facto law

Front

5th Amendment: No person can be tried twice for the same crime.

Back

Double Jeopardy

Front

Formal device for serious crime accusation

Back

Grand Jury

Front

Court order preventing unjust arrest and imprisonment

Back

Writ of habeas corpus

Front

False and malicious spoken words

Back

Slander

Front

Intentional or unintentional act of suggesting involvement in a crime

Back

Self - Incrimination

Front

Positive government acts ensuring constitutional guarantees and prohibiting discrimination.

Back

Civil Rights