| A | B |
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| due process | the government must act fairly and in accordance with established rules including the right of privacy |
| substantive due price | the what of government action |
| procedural due process | the how of government action |
| police power | the authority of each state to promote and protect the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare |
| search warrant | a court order authorizing a search |
| involuntary servitude | forced labor |
| discrimination | bias or unfairness |
| writs of assistance | a blanket search warrant |
| probable cause | the reasonable suspician that a crime has been committed |
| exclusionary rule | evidence gained as the result of an illegal act by the police cannot be used at the trial |
| writ of habeas corpus | an order demanding a prisoner be brought before a court |
| bill of attainder | a law that inflicts punishment withour a court trial |
| ex post facto law | a law passed after the crime has been committed |
| grnd jury | the formal device by which a person may be accused of a crime |
| indictment | a formal complaint which may lead to a grand jury deciding there is enough evidence to have a trial |
| double jeopardy | once a person has been tried for a crime they cannot be tried for the same crime again |
| bench trial | the defendant chooses to have only a judge hear the trila instead of a jury |
| Miranda rule | before a person may be questioned he must be read his rights |
| bail | money deposiited with the court to guarantee a prisoner will show for trial |
| preventive detention | a federal judge can order an accused be held without bail when there is good reason to believe they will commit another serious crime |
| capital punishment | punishment by death |
| treason | either waging war against the U.S. or giving aid and comfort to the enemy (must have two witnesses to the overt act |
