AP US and Comparative government 25 Latin terms everyone should know
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| 9609904584 | Ex post facto | "After the fact". A law adopted after the act is committed making it now illegal. |  | 0 |
| 9609904585 | Writ of habeas corpus | A court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person |  | 1 |
| 9609904586 | President pro tempore | President for the time being; temporary |  | 2 |
| 9609904587 | Stare decisis | The legal principle of determining present verdicts based on past decisions. Standing by things that were decided earlier. |  | 3 |
| 9609904588 | Writ of Certiorari | When the Supreme court or higher court calls up all documents in a court case from a lower court to review them. |  | 4 |
| 9609904589 | Bill of Attainder | A law that singles out a group or person for punishment for a crime without giving them a trial; this power is denied by Article 1, sec. 9 in the Constitution. |  | 5 |
| 9609904590 | Amicus Curiae | "Friend of the Court", Briefs filed before oral arguments, case discussion or opinion by interested third party. Usually these briefs are filed by special interest groups. |  | 6 |
| 9609904591 | De Facto Segregation | Racial segregation that occurs in schools, not as a result of the law, but as a result of patterns of residential settlement |  | 7 |
| 9609904592 | De Jure Segregation | Racial segregation that occurs because of laws or administrative decisions by public agencies. |  | 8 |
| 9609904593 | Writ of Mandamus | An order from a court to an inferior government official ordering the official to properly fulfill their duties or correct an abuse of discretion. |  | 9 |
| 9609904594 | Laissez-Faire | A doctrine opposing governmental interference in economic affairs beyond the minimum necessary for the maintenance of peace and property rights. |  | 10 |
| 9609904595 | Concurrent Opinion | Agreement with the majority but for different reasons used for the the courts opinion. | 11 | |
| 9609904596 | Dissenting Opinion | Disagree with the majority decision | 12 | |
| 9609904597 | Majority Opinion | States the decision of the overall court's decision | 13 |
