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20 Cards in this Set
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Slander
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Injuring a persons reputation with a false SPOKEN WORD
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Libel
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Injuring a persons reputation with a false WRITTEN STATEMENT
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Indictment
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formal change
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Grand Jury
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decides if there is enough eveidence to hold the person for trial (doesnt decide if guilty or innocent)
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Double Jeopardy
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a person cannot be forced to testify against himself; he/she may refuse to answer questions on the grounds that his/her answers may hurt him
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Double jeopardy
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a person cannot be tried twice for the same crime
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Self-incrimination
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a person cannot be forced to testify against himself; he/she may refuse to answer questions on the grounds that his/ her answer may hurt him
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Due process of law
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person being accused has certain rights
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Eminent Domain
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the government cannot take a persons property without paying the person a fair price
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Criminal Law
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(cops) when the person has commited a crime
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Civil Law
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Involves rights of citzens,about money
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Bail
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money left on deposit to get out of jail before trial, usually in murder cases it is denied
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Subpoena
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person can call witnesses for his/her defense
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Quorum
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he number of memebers of an assembly that must be present if the business is to be done
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Unicameral
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made up of 1 house
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Bicameral
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made up of 2 houses
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Veto
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the right of the president to reject bills propsed by a congress
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Pocket veto
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a means the president has of rejecting a bill passed by the congress. any bill presented to the president within 10 days before the end of the session is "pocket vetoed" if not signed beforre the congress adjourns
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Impeach
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to accuse a public officail of wrongful conduct. A president id found guilty by the 2/3's of the senate can be remover from the office.
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Supremacy clause
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States that the U.S. Constitution is the Supreme Law of land
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