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43 Cards in this Set
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bail
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money or property held by a court to ensure that a suspect will show up for his/her trial
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bills of attainder
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law convicting and punishing a particular person
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census
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a count of the number of people in the US so that government function such as voting can be updated
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checks & balances
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distribution of powers in 3 branches of govenment to prevent one branch from being too strong
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copyright
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exclusivity rights to authors, composers, publishers, artists on their works
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counterfeit
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the making a false money, stamps, government bonds
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domestic trade
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not foreign trade; made in ones own country
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double jeopardy
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to bed charged twice for the same crime; not allowed in the US
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due process
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standard procedure followed in courts of law
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electoral college
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a group of voters who actually vote President into office
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electors
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the number of voters in the electoral college; the number each state has is equal to the number of senators &representatives the state has in Congress
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emancipate
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to set free
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eminent domain
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right of governtment to take private property for public use
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ex post facto laws
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law that makes unlawful something that was not illegal at the time it was done
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extradition
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giving up a prisoner by one state or country to another
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general election
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an election inwhich voters decide who will take office
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grand jury
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a jury that decides if there is enough evidence to hold a trial
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high crime
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a major crime
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hung jury
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jury that can't come up with a unanimous decision
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impeach
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to remove from office for wrong doing
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inauguration
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act or ceremony of installing a person into office
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income tax
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a tax imposed upon a person's wealth
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indictment
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a formal charge by a jury
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lame duck
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lame duck period is a time frame between an election & swearing in ceremonies; a lame duck is a person who will be out of office after that swearing in
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misdemeanor
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crime punishable by a short prison term or small fine
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naturalization
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foreign born person becomes US citizen
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oath
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a pledge taken to do something
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pardon
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a legal document setting a person free from their punishment
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patent
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an official document that protects an inventors' rights to his/her invention
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petit jury
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a jury that decides the verdict
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pocket veto
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bill that is passed within 10 days that Congress is in session but dosen't become las unless signed by President
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poll tax
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tax paid in order to vote
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primary election
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election at which voters decide who a party's candidate will be
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prohibition
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the banning of sale or use of alcoholic beverages
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ratification
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to approve
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repeal
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to take back; to take back a law considered wrongly ratified
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search warrant
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a document that says what you are looking for, what you expect to find, and where when searching for something
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sedition
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speech or writing to cause rebellion against government
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slander
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the spreading of false statements against a person's character
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suffrage
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the privilege to vote
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tariff
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an import tax
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treason
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to carry on war against the US or helping an enemy of the US
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veto
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refusal to approve a law
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