Vocabulary Bill of Rights

Vocab Due Process “Principle that the government must act fairly and obey the rules of law.” Search Warrant “A warrant authorizing police to go into a business or home to search for unlawful possessions”

Vocab Probable Cause “The reasonable possibility that evidence of a crime or criminal is in a place” Exclusionary Rule “A legal ruling that prohibits illegally obtained evidence from being used in a trial”

Vocab Good Faith Exception “A condition allowing a warrant to be used as evidence if police acted in good faith that the warrant was correct.” Self-incrimination “To give testimony against oneself”

Vocab Bail “Money that the defendant deposits with the court as a promise to appear for trial on an appointed day.” Perjury “Lying under oath in a court of law”

Vocab Double Jeopardy “To be tried twice for the same crime” Capital Punishment “Another term for the death penalty”

Vocab Civil Liberties “A person’s protection against abuse by the government.” Civil Rights “The rights of everyone to equal protection under the law.”