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21 Cards in this Set
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Bill of Rights |
A statement of an individual citizens legal privileges |
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Establishment Clause |
States that Congress may not establish a state church or give legal preference to any church or denomination |
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Free exercise clause |
The clause in the FirstAmendment which protects the right of the individual to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience and to practice his religion freely |
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Slander |
False speech |
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Libel |
False writing |
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Prior restraint |
Refers to the restraint or censorship of material before it's published, prohibited by the First Amendment |
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Militia |
Armed citizenry who could be called out in times of emergency |
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Warrant |
A written statement issued by a judge which gives a law officer the legal right to search for a particular thing in a specific place |
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Capital crime |
A crime so serious that it is punishable by Death |
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Felony |
A serious but not capital crime |
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Court-martial |
A special military Court which tries breaches of military law or cases involving members of the Armed Forces |
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U.s. Court of military Appeals |
The military Court to which a servicemen can appeal when found guilty in a court-martial |
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Eminent domain |
The right of civil government to take over a person's land or other private property for public use |
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Bail |
A sum of money that a person accused of a crime deposits with a court in order to be temporarily released from jail |
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Unenumerated rights |
Rights not listed in the Constitution but protected by the Ninth Amendment |
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Emancipation Proclamation |
declaration made by President Lincoln that declared the slaves within the Confederacy to be free then, thenceforward, and forever free |
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Suffrage |
The right to vote |
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Volstead Act |
Provided the means to enforce the 18th Amendment |
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Prohibition |
Prohibited the production, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages |
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Lame duck |
An office holder who continues in his capacity although he has not been reelected |
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Poll taxes |
Taxes paid as a prerequisite to voting in a national election |
