| Term | Definition |
|---|
| bail | a pledge of money or property to ensure one's appearance at trial |
| bill of attainder | a legislative declaration that one is a criminal |
| compulsory process | the right of a criminal defendant to subpoena a witness to appear and testify at trial |
| corruption of the blood | where one is punished for the crime of the relative |
| due process | a constitutional rule that holds that one may not be deprived of life, liberty or property without first being given notice of the complaint and being given the opportunity to be heard |
| eminent domain | refers to the power of the government to take private property public use or benefit |
| ex post facto law | a law that is enforced retroactively |
| federalism | a system of dual governmental authorities, such as a federal government and state governments |
| federalist papers | a series of articles explaining and supporting the United States Constitution that were published in NY newspapers after the 1787 constitutional convention |
| supremacy clause | a provision of the United States Constitution that declares the Constitution that declares the Constitution is the supreme law of the land |
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