Legal Foundations Crossword

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  1. 2. The body of law that defines crimes and
  2. 4. The body of law that defines private rights and
  3. 5. Laws defining crimes and penalties must be made public before being enforced. ("We must first acknowledge due process.")
  4. 10. social actions.("The Civil Rights movement is an example of social change.")
  5. 11. to the federal courts. ("I read about the Marbury V. Madison case today.")
  6. 12. A body of rules of conduct that is prescribed by a legitimate
  7. 14. welfare. ("I specialize in criminal law.")
  8. 16. is in violation of ex posto facto!")
  9. 17. of citizens. ("This is an invasion of my right to privacy!")
  10. 19. An 1803 case that established the power
  11. 20. Laws cannot violate the reasonable personal
  12. 21. locations of states or federal territories to hold trials on a
  13. 23. illegal; a law must say what it means and mean what it says. ("This is in violation of the void of vagueness!")
  14. 24. to govern conflicts between private individuals or
  15. 25. by laws and not by dictators or religious leaders; no
  16. 27. The philosophy of law; the science and study of the
  17. 29. is above the law ("We live by the rule of law.")
  18. 30. Any act that the government has declared to be an offense
  19. 32. through rules, regulations, and statutes; what is
  20. 33. Acts that are prohibited because they are defined
  21. 36. The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which place important limitations on government authority with respect to the investigation of crime." ("We must follow the bill of rights!")
  22. 38. actively or passively through natural forces or
  23. 40. of behaviors. ("Respect the law!")
  24. 41. Efforts by society to regulate the behavior of its
  25. 44. committed before the law prohibiting the behavior was
  26. 45. the public good, declared by statute to be a crime, and
  27. 46. crimes by law, not because the act is harmful or inherently evil. ("This illegal due to mala prohibita.")
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  1. 1. by the government because it threatens public safety
  2. 3. is prosecutable in a criminal proceeding. ("She committed a crime!")
  3. 6. basis, once a month or once every few months. ("The judge is now a circuit rider.")
  4. 7. Punishment that violates the
  5. 8. city needs stricter social control.")
  6. 9. Judges who rode from place to place in many
  7. 11. “Not after the fact”; persons cannot be punished for
  8. 13. usually in the form of a statute, which mandates certain
  9. 15. of proportionality and is considered too harsh for the crime
  10. 18. Acts that are crimes because they are inherently evil. "(This prohibited by mala se.")
  11. 20. prohibited behaviors; otherwise, those laws
  12. 22. The definitions of laws must be clear and
  13. 26. the law. ("She is questioning the legality of this event.")
  14. 28. prohibited by the Eighth Amendment.("He should be arrested for cruel and unusual punishment!")
  15. 31. A legal principal that ensures that previous judicial decisions are authoritatively considered and incorporated into future cases. ("This is acceptable due to precedent.")
  16. 34. The principle that standards of behavior are
  17. 35. The process by which ideas and practices are
  18. 37. The government must treat people equally and fairly
  19. 39. ("I am an attorney for civil law.")
  20. 42. judicial review by the US Supreme Court; the power was later
  21. 43. ("I am studying jurisprudence.")