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NAME CLASS DATEVocabulary Builder Activitynetw rksCitizens and the LawA. Content VocabularyDirections: Select the vocabulary term that best matchesthe situation or the definition.administrative lawcommon lawdue processlawsuitsearch warrantbailconstitutional lawexclusionary ruleMiranda Warningstatutebill of attainderdouble jeopardyex post facto lawprecedentwrit of habeas corpusA law written by a legislature2.A police officer is arresting Bill for trespassing. The officersays, “You have the right to remain silent.”3.Police Officer Rodriguez has reason to believe that SuzieMiller stole a valuable painting from the museum and hidit in her house. He goes to the court to ask for permissionto search Miller’s house.4.A court order that requires police to bring a prisoner tocourt to explain why the person is being held1Copyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.1.

NAME CLASS DATEVocabulary Builder Activitynetw rksCitizens and the LawA. Content Vocabulary, Cont.5.Harry Reason is in jail. His trial will be held in two weeks.His brother Steve pays a sum of money to the court.“Now I can get out of here!” thinks Harry.6. The Food and Drug Administration orders drug companies tostop selling a medication that has been proven to be unsafe.7. A branch of law dealing with the formation, construction,and interpretation of constitutions.8. Cindy Freegal heard the jury say “not guilty” and sherejoiced. Now they could never try her again for this crime.9. A new state law makes it illegal to drive over 60 miles perhour on Highway 86. An officer stops Harold on thehighway. “I was going 60!” says Harold. “Yes,” says theofficer, “but last month, I saw you going 70.”11. Judge Blair bases her decision on the ruling in a similarcourt case that was tried ten years earlier2Copyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.10. A system of laws based on custom and the decisions ofjudges in earlier, similar cases

NAME CLASS DATEVocabulary Builder Activitynetw rksCitizens and the LawA. Content Vocabulary, Cont.12. A law that punishes a person accused of a crime withouta trial or a fair hearing in court; Article I of theConstitution forbids such laws13. A rule that states that evidence gained by police in a way thatviolates the Fourth Amendment may not be used in a trial.14. Carol is suing Marty’s Seafood Restaurant because sheslipped on their wet floor and injured her back.15. Following established legal proceduresCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.3

NAME CLASS DATEVocabulary Builder Activitynetw rksCitizens and the LawB. Academic VocabularyDirections: Match the academic vocabulary word to itsdefinition.1. proportion3. presumption2. potential4. codeA. an attitude or belief based on likelihoodB. relation of one part to anotherC. an organized statement of a body of lawD. capable of being or becomingCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.4

NAME CLASS DATEVocabulary Builder Activitynetw rksCitizens and the LawC. Combined Vocabulary ReinforcementDirections: Select five terms from the content and academicvocabulary terms listed below. Write a sentence for each termthat shows you understand the term’s meaning.case lawdue processpresumptionstatutecodeex post facto lawproportionconstitutional lawpotentialsearch warrant1.2.3.Copyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.4.5.5

Jan 25, 2015 · Vocabulary Builder Activity netw rks NAME _ CLASS _ DATE _ B. Academic Vocabulary Directions: Match the academic vocabulary word to its definition. 1. proportion 2. potentia