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| Eminent Doman | Power of the government to take land from citizens when needed for public benefit as long as the citizen is compensated |
| Grand Jury | Type of jury that determines whether there is enough evidence in a case to formally charge (indict) someone with the crime |
| Due Process | idea that all citizens are guaranteed fair treatment by the government |
| double jeopardy | right of all citizens to not be charged with the same crive after thay have been AQUITTED by a jury of that same crime |
| Poll taxes | payment that is reuired of a person before they are allowed to cast a vote - this is now illegal |
| Slander | legal term for publicly telling a false and damaging statement about someone |
| Clear and present danger | idea that one's speech is not free if that speech could endanger the lives of people around them |
| Establishment Clause | statement in the 1st Amendment that forbids the government from proclaiming an official religion wihtin the United States |
| Separation of Church and State | Famous phrase from a letter by Thomas Jefferson that discusses his belief in the role between government and religion |
| Libel | legal term for the false and damaging printing of a statement about a person |
| Probable Cause | idea that the government must have some reason to believe a citizen has done something wrong in order to obtain permsision to search their person or belongings |
