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24 Cards in this Set
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Bear Arms
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Amendment II. Own/ Possess weapons
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Quarter Troops
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III. House soldiers in private homes
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Search Warrant
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IV. A written document signed by a judge authorizing search of a speciic lace or arrest of an individual for a crime.
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Probable Clause
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Police must have a reasonable basis to believe the person or premises is linked to a crime
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Due Process of Law
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VII, V, VIII, VI, IV. The government must follow proper constitutional procedures in trials and in other actions it takes against individuals.
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Eminent Domain
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The power of the government to take private property needed for public use (Such as road, school, park etc..) The government must pay a fair price which protects the individual.
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Double Jeopardy
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V. tried twice for the same crime after an acquital (found not guilty)
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Self- Incrimination
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testify agianst oneself. V
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Just compensation
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V. fair payment
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Chang eof Venue
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a new trial location to assure fairness. VI
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Redress of Grievance
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To ask the government (petition the govenrment0 to correct a wrong.
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Civil Law
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this law concerns disputes among individuals (lawsuits) or between individuals and thee government
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Criminal Law
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law that defines crime; the government charges someone with a crime and prosecutes that person
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Property Law
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a type of civil law that deals with the use and ownership of property
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Real property
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land and anything attached or growing on it
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Personal Property
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includes movable things like clothes, jewelry, and also stocks, bonds etc.
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plaintiff
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a person who brings a case against another in a court of law
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Defendant
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an individual, company, or institiution sued or accused in a court of law
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Mediation
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intervene between people in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation
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Arbitration
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the use of an arbitrator( a person who is officially appointed to settle a dispute) to settle a dispute
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Grand Jury
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Group that hears charges against a suspect and decides whether there is sufficient evidence to bring the person to trial
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Preliminary Hearing
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Where the prosecuation presents its case to a judge
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Indictment
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Law. a formal charge or accuasation of a serioius crime
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Foreperson
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a person who presides over a jury and speaks on its behalf
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