CH 4

Miranda Rule: the requirement, articulated by the Supreme Court in Miranda v. Arizona, that persons under arrest must be informed prior to police interrogation of their rights to remain silent and to have the benefit of legal counsel

Eminent domain: the right of government to take private property for public use

Due Process of Law: the right of every individual against arbitrary action by national or state governments

Civil Liberties: areas of personal freedom constitutionally protected from government interference