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10 Cards in this Set
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Due process of law
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the right of every citizen to be protected against arbitrary action by the government
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Ex post facto law
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a legislative act that retroactively makes an act a crime, makes a crime a more serious crime, makes a criminal punishment more severe, or changes trial rules to make a conviction easier
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Habeas corpus
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a court order demanding that the individual in custody be brought into court and shown the cause for detention
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Initiative
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a petition process by which a certain percentage of voters can put a proposed constitutional amendment or statute on the ballot for popular approval or rejection or submit a proposed statute to a legislative assembly for approval
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Natural rights
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a belief that individuals are naturally endowed with basic human rights that cannot be taken away or given up
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Suffrage
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the right to vote
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Conscientious objector
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a person who refuses, on moral grounds, to participate in warfare
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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an 1896 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that separation of the races in public accommodations was legal
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Brown v Board of Education
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a 1954 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that "separate but equal" education for black and white students was unconstitutional
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Regents v Bakke
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1978 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that racial quotas were unconstitutional, but that schools could still consider race as a factor in admissions
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