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14 Cards in this Set
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In-quisitorial system
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A system in which the accused is considered guilty until he or she is proven innocent
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Inquiry system
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A system in which all participants in a proceeding are obliged to cooperate with the court in its inquiry into the crime
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Adversary system
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A system in which the innocence of the accused is presumed and the burden of proof is placed on the court
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Due process of law
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A concept that asserts fundamental principles of justice and implies the administration of laws that do not violate the sacredness of private rights
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Constitution
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The institutions practices and principles that define and structure a system of government and the written document that establishes or articulates such a system
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Bill of Rights
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The first 10 amendments to the Constitution of the United States which restrict government actions
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Barron v. Baltimore
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The Supreme Court ruling that the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to protect citizens only against the action of the federal not state or local government
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Gitlow v. New York
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The Supreme Court ruling that the First Amendment prohibition against government abridgment of the freedom of speech applies to state and local governments as well as to the federal government
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Griswold v. Connecticut
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The Supreme Court ruling that a right of personal privacy is implicit in the Constitution
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Substantive due process
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Due process protection against unreasonable arbitrary or capricious laws or acts
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Void-for-vagueness doctrine
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The rule that criminal laws that are unclear or uncertain as to what or to whom they apply violate due process
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Criminal justice process
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The agencies and procedures set up to manage both crime and the persons accused of violating the criminal law
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Arrest
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The action of taking a person into custody for the purpose of charging with a crime
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Booking
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The police administrative procedures for officially recording an arrest
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