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