Vocab. no. 4

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(人◕‿◕) 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔 𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 ^ ^ (•◡•)

❤ ᐺᓍᑢᗩᗷᑘᒪᗩᖇᖻ ❤ 

 💌 ʙ ʟ ᴜ ᴇ  ʟ ᴀ ᴡ ꜱ 

a law originally created to uphold a religious or moral standard

 💌 ᴄ ɪ ᴠ ɪ ʟ  ʟ ɪ ʙ ᴇ ʀ ᴛ ɪ ᴇ ꜱ 

limitations on the power of government and it is designed to ensure personal freedoms for the people

 💌 ᴄ ɪ ᴠ ɪ ʟ  ʀ ɪ ɢ ʜ ᴛ ꜱ 

guarantees of equal treatment by government authorities

 💌 ᴄ ᴏ ᴍ ᴍ ᴏ ɴ - ʟ ᴀ ᴡ ʀ ɪ ɢ ʜ ᴛ 

a right of the people rooted in legal tradition and past court rulings and not the Constiution 

 💌 ᴄ ᴏ ɴ ꜱ ᴄ ɪ ᴇ ɴ ᴛ ɪ ᴏ ᴜ ꜱ  ᴏ ʙ ᴊ ᴇ ᴄ ᴛ ᴏ ʀ 

someone who refuses the right to perform military service on the grounds of freedom of thought, conscience, or religion

 💌 ᴅ ᴏ ᴜ ʙ ʟ ᴇ  ᴊ ᴇ ᴏ ᴘ ᴀ ʀ ᴅ ʏ 

a prosecution pursued twice at the same level of government and for the same criminal action

 💌 ᴅ ᴜ ᴇ  ᴘ ʀ ᴏ ᴄ ᴇ ꜱ ꜱ  ᴄ ʟ ᴀ ᴜ ꜱ ᴇ 

a part of the 5th and 14th Amendments that limits government power to deny people “life, liberty, or property” on an unfairly

 💌 ᴇ ᴄ ᴏ ɴ ᴏ ᴍ ɪ ᴄ  ʟ ɪ ʙ ᴇ ʀ ᴛ ʏ 

the right of individuals to obtain, use, and trade things of value for their own benefit

 💌 ᴇ ᴍ ɪ ɴ ᴇ ɴ ᴛ  ᴅ ᴏ ᴍ ᴀ ɪ ɴ

the power of government to take or use property for a public purpose after compensating its owner; also known as the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment

 💌 ᴇ ꜱ ᴛ ᴀ ʙ ʟ ɪ ꜱ ʜ ᴍ ᴇ ɴ ᴛ  ᴄ ʟ ᴀ ᴜ ꜱ ᴇ 

the provision of the First Amendment that prohibits the government from endorsing a state-sponsored religion; interpreted as preventing government from favoring some religious beliefs over others or religion over non-religion

 💌 ᴇ x ᴄ ʟ ᴜ ꜱ ɪ ᴏ ɴ ᴀ ʀ ʏ  ʀ ᴜ ʟ ᴇ 

a requirement that evidence obtained as a result of an illegal search or seizure cannot be used to try someone for a crime

 💌 ꜰ ʀ ᴇ ᴇ  ᴇ x ᴇ ʀ ᴄ ɪ ꜱ ᴇ  ᴄ ʟ ᴀ ᴜ ꜱ ᴇ 

the provision of the 1st Amendment that prohibits the government from regulating religious beliefs and practices

 💌 ᴍ ɪ ʀ ᴀ ɴ ᴅ ᴀ  ᴡ ᴀ ʀ ɴ ɪ ɴ ɢ 

a statement by law enforcement officers informing a person arrested that they have  person's rights

 💌 ᴏ ʙ ꜱ ᴄ ᴇ ɴ ɪ ᴛ ʏ 

acts that are extremely offensive by contemporary standards

 💌 ᴘ ᴀ ᴛ ʀ ɪ ᴏ ᴛ  ᴀ ᴄ ᴛ 

a law passed by Congress in the wake of the 9/11 attacks that broadened federal powers to monitor electronic communications; the full name is the USA PATRIOT Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act)

 💌 ᴘ ʟ ᴇ ᴀ  ʙ ᴀ ʀ ɢ ᴀ ɪ ɴ 

an agreement between the defendant and the prosecutor where if the defendant pleads guilty to the charge(s) in question or perhaps to less serious charges, and this could possibly give them a more lientent punishment 

 💌 ᴘ ʀ ɪ ᴏ ʀ  ʀ ᴇ ꜱ ᴛ ʀ ᴀ ɪ ɴ ᴛ 

a government action that stops someone from doing something before they are able to do it 

 💌 ᴘ ʀ ᴏ ʙ ᴀ ʙ ʟ ᴇ  ᴄ ᴀ ᴜ ꜱ ᴇ 

legal standard for determining whether a search or seizure is constitutional or a crime has been committed

 💌 ʀ ɪ ɢ ʜ ᴛ  ᴛ ᴏ  ᴘ ʀ ɪ ᴠ ᴀ ᴄ ʏ 

the right to be free of government intrusion

 💌 ꜱ ᴇ ᴀ ʀ ᴄ ʜ  ᴡ ᴀ ʀ ʀ ᴀ ɴ ᴛ 

a legal document that is signed by a judge, allowing police to search and/or seize people or property

 💌 ꜱ ᴇ ʟ ᴇ ᴄ ᴛ ɪ ᴠ ᴇ  ɪ ɴ ᴄ ᴏ ʀ ᴘ ᴏ ʀ ᴀ ᴛ ɪ ᴏ ɴ 

the gradual process of making some guarantees of the Bill of Rights (so far) apply to state governments and the national government

 💌 ꜱ ᴇ ʟ ꜰ - ɪ ɴ ᴄ ʀ ɪ ᴍ ɪ ɴ ᴀ ᴛ ɪ ᴏ ɴ 

an action or statement that admits guilt or responsibility for a crime

 💌 ꜱ ʜ ᴇ ʀ ʙ ᴇ ʀ ᴛ  ᴛ ᴇ ꜱ ᴛ 

a standard for deciding whether a law violates the free exercise clause

 💌 ꜱ ʏ ᴍ ʙ ᴏ ʟ ɪ ᴄ  ꜱ ᴘ ᴇ ᴇ ᴄ ʜ 

a form of expression that does not use writing or speech but nonetheless has a meaning 

 💌 ᴜ ɴ ᴅ ᴜ ᴇ  ʙ ᴜ ʀ ᴅ ᴇ ɴ  ᴛ ᴇ ꜱ ᴛ 

a way of deciding whether a law that makes it harder for women to seek abortions is constitutional

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