Government Unit 4 CH. 13-16 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. laws must apply equally to all people who are in similar situations unless the state has a very good reason.
  2. 6. anything prohibited by law from being imported, exported, or possessed.
  3. 11. speech urging the resistance to lawful authority or advocating the overthrow of the government.
  4. 13. false written or published statements that damage a person's reputation.
  5. 14. the police must inform a defendant of these rights before questioning when taken into police custody.
  6. 15. false speech that damages a person's reputation.
  7. 17. judicial deliverance from a criminal charge on a verdict or finding of not guilty.
  8. 18. the use of actions and symbols, in addition to or instead of words, to express ideas.
  9. 20. hears cases where one person or group thinks another person or group should pay for causing harm.
  10. 22. a pretrial agreement where the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser crime and in return the government agrees not to prosecute for the more serious crime.
  11. 23. the subjecting of a person to second trial or punishment for the same offense for which the person has already been tried or punished.
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  1. 1. order by a judge barring the press from publishing information about a pending court case.
  2. 2. not consistent with a nation's constitution, in conflict with constitutional rights.
  3. 4. a reasonable basis to believe a person or premises are linked to a crime.
  4. 5. laws that typically impose an automatic minimum sentence of 25 years or life imprisonment when a person is convicted of a serious offence for the third time.
  5. 7. policies that give preference to women or minorities for jobs, promotions, admission to schools, or other benefits, in order to make up for past or current discrimination.
  6. 8. hears cases about crimes like burglary, murder, or driving under the influence.
  7. 9. claims that the Constitution is dynamic and that modern society should be considered when interpreting key constitutional text.
  8. 10. verbal expression
  9. 12. similar to criminal trials, but consists of judges and attorneys of the military branch where the violation occurred.
  10. 16. following fair procedures to deprive someone of life, liberty, or property.
  11. 19. treatment of or making a distinction in favor or against a person or thing based on group, class, or category to which that person belongs rather than individual merit.
  12. 21. a court that hears criminal and civil cases operating within the tribal justice system.