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BILL OF RIGHTS VOCABULARY
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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”
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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”
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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”
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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”
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VOCAB Double Jeopardy “To be tried twice for the same crime” Capital Punishment “Another term for the death penalty”
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VOCAB Civil Liberties “A person’s protection against abuse by the government.” Civil Rights “The rights of everyone to equal protection under the law.”
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