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Rights and Liberties
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| appellate process | the process of asking a higher court to decide whether a trial was conducted properly |
| summary judgment | a judgment decided by a trial court without that case going to trial; an attempt to stop a case from going to trial |
| independent judiciary | the principle that decisions from the courts are fair and impartial and are not subject to undue influence from the other branches of government |
| precedent | a court decision in an earlier case with facts and legal issues similar to those in a case currently before a court |
| habeas corpus | the principle that keeps the government from holding a citizen indefinitely without showing cause |
| ex post facto | a law that makes an act a crime after the crime has been committed, latin word that means "after the fact" |
| civil disobedience | the refusal to obey certain laws as a form of political protest |
| economic freedom | the freedom to produce, trade, or use any goods or services without use of force, fraud, or theft |
| property rights | the right to own property; mentioned in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments |
| safeguard | to protect |
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