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13 Cards in this Set
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What is the Brady Law?
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A federal law requiring a waiting period and background check in order to buy a handgun.
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The steps of arresting and prosecuting a person in jail are called...
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Due Process
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What is the eighth amendment?
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Bail, fines, punishments
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Name all of the articles to the Constitution
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Article I- Legislative branch
Article II- Executive Branch Article III-Judicial Branch Article IV-Relations among states Article V- Amending the Constitution Article VI- Role of national government Article VII- Ratification of the Constitution |
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What is Double Jeopardy?
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The prosectution of somebody a second time for something that he/she has already been tried for.
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What is the Writ of Habeas Corpus?
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When the officer brings you infront of the court and you tell people why you are being held.
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What is the American Revolution?
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(1775) The second continental congress and the rest of the colonies agreed with Benjamin Franklin. The albony Plan of Union with the second continental congress, became America's first government.
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What is the Ex Post Facto Law?
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A law that sets a penalty for an act that was legal at the time of the crime.
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What is the Ex Post Facto Law?
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A law that sets a penalty for an act that was legal at the time of the crime.
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-America's first national constitution
-Drafted in 1777 which stressed the independence of the seperate states ^examples of... |
Articles of Confederation
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-America's first national constitution
-Drafted in 1777 which stressed the independence of the seperate states ^examples of... |
Articles of Confederation
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-America's first national constitution
-Drafted in 1777 which stressed the independence of the seperate states ^examples of... |
Articles of Confederation
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The Albony Plan of Union
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Created by Benjamin franklin, all of the colonies coudl unit into one nation instead of 13 seperate colonies
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