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19 Cards in this Set
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Limited Government
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Basic principle of American government which states that government is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has rights that government is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has rights that government cannot take away.
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Process of Incorporation
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Process of including most of the guarantees in the Bill of Rights into the 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause.
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Libel
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False and malicious use of printed words.
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Slander
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False and malicious use of spoken words.
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Sedition
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The crime of attempting to overthrow the government.
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Police Power
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The authority of each STATE to act to protect the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare of its people.
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Probable Cause
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Reasonable grounds, a reasonable suspicion of a crime.
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Exclusionary Rule
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Evidence gained as the result of an illegal act by police cannot be used against the person from whom it was seized.
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Grand Jury
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The formal device by which a person can be accused of a serious crime.
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Indictment
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A formal complaint before a grand jury which charges the accused with one or more crimes.
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Double Jeopardy
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No person shall be put in jeopardy of life or limb twice(5th Amendment). Cant be tried for the same crime twice.
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5th Amendment Protections
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guarantee against self incriminations.
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Bail
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sum of money that the accused may be required to post as a guarantee that he/she will appear in court at the proper time.
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Heterogeneous
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Of another or different race.
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Assimilation
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the process by which people from one culture, merge into and become part of another culture.
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Reasonable Classification
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Power of government to classify between persons and groups.
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Segregation
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Separation of one group from another.
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Affirmative Action
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Policy that requires employers to take positive steps to remedy the effects of past discrimination.
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Reverse Discrimination
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Discrimination against the majority group.
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