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Bill of rights Gov
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History
12th Grade
05/10/2009

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Term
civil case
Definition
refers to that branch of law dealing with disputes between individuals and/or organizations
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criminal case
Definition
refers to any of various bodies of rules in different jurisdictions whose common characteristic is the potential for unique and often severe impositions as punishment for failure to comply
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Bill of Rights
Definition
First 10 amendments to the US Constitution
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14th amendment
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specifies who are legal citizens of the United States and their protections under the law. Also mentions Due Process Law
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Due Process of Law
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the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards
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Indictment
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a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense
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Establishment clause and Free Exercise Clause
Definition
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion". Together with the Free Exercise Clause, ("... or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"), these two clauses make up what are commonly known as the "religion clauses" of the First Amendment.
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Libel
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a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
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Procedural Due process
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The government must respect all of the legal rights that are owed to a person according to the law of the land.
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Grand Jury
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a jury to inquire into accusations of crime and to evaluate the grounds for indictments
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Incorporation
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Incorporation (of the Bill of Rights) is the American legal doctrine by which portions of the Bill of Rights are applied to the states through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
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