6-2 Flashcards

(43 cards)

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A strong reason to think that a person or property was involved in a crime

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Probable cause

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A person officially charged with a crime

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Accused

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A court order allowing police to search property and seize evidence

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Search warrant

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A document issued by a grand jury to charge someone with a crime

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Indictment

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4
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Putting someone on trial for a crime of which he or she was previously found innocent

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Double Jeopardy

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Giving evidence about yourself that could lead to you being found guilty of a crime

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Self-incrimination

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6
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Following established legal procedures

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Due process

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The right of the government to take private property – usually land – for public use

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Eminent domain

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A sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused person who is released from jail returns for his or her trial

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Bail

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The fourth, fifth, sixth, and eighth amendments protect the

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Rights of the accused

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The ______ amendment protects us against”unreasonable searches and seizures”

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4th

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In order to do a search for evidence they must get approval from a judge to issue a

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Search warrant

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The _______ amendment states that no one can be tried for a serious crime without an indictment

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5th

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Members of the grand jury first review all the evidence against an accused person before deciding to

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Indict him or her

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Someone who was indicted is not necessarily ____________. This document simply states the grand jury’s belief that

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Guilty; He or she may have carried out a crime. A trial will decide

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The ______ amendment prevents putting people on trial more than once for the same crime

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5th

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The ______ amendment also protects an accused person’s right to remain silent.

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5th

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The _____ amendment states that no one may be denied life, liberty, or property “without due process of law.”

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Includes the idea that the laws to be followed must be reasonable

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The ______ amendment limits the government’s power of eminent domain.

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The _____ amendment requires that the accused must clearly be told what the charges against them are.

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The _______ amendment also covers trials. It requires that the accused be allowed a trial by jury, although he or she choose to be tried only a judge

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If the person asks for a jury trial, the trial must be

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Speedy and held in public

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The ______ amendment allows an accused person to have the right to hear and question all witnesses against him or her. Also must be allowed to call witnesses.

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The _______ amendment allows an accused person the right to a lawyer. The Supreme Court has said that when an accused can't afford a lawyer, the government must pay for one.
6th
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The _____ amendment gives the accused the right to have the choice to remain free by paying bail.
8th
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The eighth amendment, however, forbids
"Excessive bail" – An amount that is too high
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The _____ amendment protects the guilty from a punishment that is too harsh. It also bars fines from being too high.
8th
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The _____ amendment also forbids "cruel and unusual punishments."
8th
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The _____ amendment says this: a well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed
2nd
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The court stated that the ______ amendment means that individuals have a constitutional right to keep firearms in their homes for personal safety.
2nd
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Courts have generally ruled that the government can pass laws to control
Gun ownership
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The ______ amendment bans the requirement for people to shelter soldiers in their homes without permission of the homeowner.
3rd
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Lawsuits that arise when people's rights are in conflict
Civil cases
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The _____ amendment concerned civil cases.
7th
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The _____ amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial in most of these disputes heard in the federal courts.
7th
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The amendment also sets separate roles for judges and juries in these cases.
7th
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Has the duty to solve issues of law.
Judge
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Listens to evidence and considers the facts presented. Then a jury must then draw reasonable conclusions to reach a verdict, or decision. If both parties agree, the trial can be held without a______. When this happens, a ______ hears the evidence and decides the case.
Jury; jury; judge
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The ______ amendment states that all other rights not spelled out in the Constitution are retained, or kept, by the people.
9th
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The _____ amendment prevents the government from claiming that the only rights people have are those listed in the Bill of Rights.
9th
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The ______ amendment recognizes that the power of the federal government is limited.
10th
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The _____ amendment states that any powers the Constitution does not specifically give to the federal government belongs to the states or to the people
10th