Law and Politics

Double jeopardy prevents a second ________ for the same offense.

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If a defendant is under the age of ________ when they commit a capital crime, they cannot be executed.

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Guided discretion laws are laws that provide for the death penalty based on weighing aggravating and ...

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________ speech is that which advocates rebellion against the government.

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A constitutional doctrine based on the Fifth and ________ Amendments requiring that the laws be ...

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The ex post facto law is a law enacted to ________ punish behavior.

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The rational basis test is used under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment for ________.

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Whenever federal and state laws are at odds, the ________ law supersedes.

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Procedural protections that hail from the U.S. Constitution are known as ________ protections.

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If a defendant successfully appeals a criminal conviction or otherwise succeeds in overturning a ...

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An individual who is acquitted in criminal court cannot be charged in civil court for the same action.

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The Supreme Court has declared that the Fifth Amendment's protection against double jeopardy is not ...

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It is unconstitutional to execute a mentally retarded murderer.

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In Furman v. Georgia, the Supreme Court held that the death penalty itself constitutes cruel and ...

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Both the federal government and the states are bound by this constitutional limitation of cruel and ...

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The Supreme Court has sanctioned bans on freedom of speech.

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The equal protection requirement, the ban on ex post facto laws, and the ban on overly vague ...

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Similar to ex post facto prohibition, there are specific constitutional provisions that ban overly vague laws.

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It is legal to punish someone for an action that wasn't illegal when it was committed.

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First degree murder is fundamentally equivalent to negligent homicide.

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The government is not required to treat everyone exactly the same.

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The federal government's law-making authority is limited.

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The courts presume that all laws are constitutional.

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Indirect protections are more concerned with the criminal law itself than they are with the ...

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There are four main exceptions to the Blockburger rule. Which is NOT one of the exceptions?

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