Principles of the Legal SystemOnline version Matching activity, matching the definition with the term and a example of the the principle. by Peter Soehner 1 Equal Justice 2 Procedural Due Process 3 Substantive Due Process 4 Presumption of innocence 5 Adversary System S-The judge treated the man differently due to the color of his skin. D- All people must be treated equally by the law S- The man was no given a trial before being put in jail. D- The government must follow certain steps or procedures when charging you with a crime. D- The substance that makes up a law must be fair S- The government passes a law making it illegal to criticize the government D- You are innocent until proven guilty S- A cop receives a report that a student at Dundalk spray painted the sign outside, the police officer forces the student to clean it up without a trial D- A courtroom has two sides, the defense and the prosecution A- Even though Mr. Soehner could not afford a lawyer for court, they provided him one