| A | B |
|---|
| Stare Decisis | Latin for "to stand by decisions" |
| Precedent | event or action which serves as a guide for future events or actions |
| Mens Rea | guilty mind |
| Actus Reus | guilty act |
| Bill | first draft of a potential law |
| Amendment | change or addition to a constitution |
| Arson | act of purposefully setting an object or structure on fire |
| Code of Hammurabi | set of legal codes from Babylon |
| Common Law | established by previous judicial rulings and customs |
| Sentencing | process of determining how a criminal activity will be punished |
| 6th amendment | protects the right of all individuals to have an attorney argue their case |
| 7th amendment | right to a trial by jury |
| 10th amendment | federal government may only do the things listed in the Constitution of the United States |
| 4th amendment | no unreasonable searches or seizures |
