justice system vocab quiz

Question 1

ex post facto law

Answer 1

laws that criminalize actions that were legal at the time that they occurred but are presently illegal (cannot have in America)

Question 2

bills of attainder

Answer 2

a law passed by congress punishing an individual without a trial (cannot have in America)

Question 3

habeus corpus

Answer 3

a document setting out reasons for an arrest or detention

Question 4

procedural due process

Answer 4

a judicial standard that requires fairness to be applied to all people across the law

Question 5

warrant

Answer 5

a document issued and authorized by a judge, gives permission for search and possible arrest

Question 6

probable cause

Answer 6

a reasonable suspicion that a crime has been committed

Question 7

exclusionary rule

Answer 7

evidence obtained without a warrant or probable cause is inadmissible in court

Question 8

double jeopardy

Answer 8

protects individuals acquitted of a crime from being retried of the same crime again

Question 9

miranda rule

Answer 9

right to remain silent or to have an attorney present when being questioned by the law