vocabulary quiz amendments Flashcards
1
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The prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which he has already been tried
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Double jeopardy
2
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The right of people accused of crimes to have laws that read them fairly.
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Due process
3
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The right of the government to take private property for public use
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Eminent Domain
4
Q
an attorney or lawyer
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legal council
5
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A state must treat a citizen the same as it treats other citizens or in like circumstances
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Equal protection
6
Q
Suffrage
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The right to vote
7
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Any right that is not specifically addressed in the constitution may be protected
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Unenumerated right
8
Q
Taking something by force
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seizure
9
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The right of a person to refuse to testify under the oaths as the answers could incriminate him of a criminal offense
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pleading the fifth
