Individual Freedoms
What is the first amendment?
Guarantees that the government must have probable cause to conduct a search
What is the fourth amendment?
What law enforcement is required to obtain before conducting a search
What is a warrant?
Constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote
What is the 19th amendment?
Many opponents of the death penalty argue that executing people violates this provision of the 8th amendment
What is cruel and unusual punishment?
Protects the rights of the people to bear arms
What is the 2nd amendment?
Prevents the government from housing soldiers in the homes of citizens
What is the 3rd Amendment?
a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court.
What is a jury?
Granted the right to vote to African American males in the aftermath of the Civil War
What is the 15th Amendment?
What is "probable cause"?
or What is "reasonable suspicion"?
Protects individuals' privacy against unreasonable searches and seizures
What is the fourth amendment?
What is the tenth amendment?
Guarantees a speedy, public trial by jury, the right to a lawyer and the ability to confront and call witnesses
What is the 6th Amendment?
Guaranteed the right of citizens over the age of 18 to vote; adopted in response to the Vietnam War
What is the 26th amendment?
The court's interpretation of the first amendment has generally stated that speech cannot be limited unless it presents a...
What is "clear and present danger"?
What is the establishment clause?
What is the ninth amendment?
a jury selected to examine the validity of an accusation before trial.
What is a grand jury?
Eliminated poll taxes as obstacles to the right to vote
What is the 24th amendment?
Which phrase to progressive proponents of gun control point to in their interpretation of the 2nd amendment?
This clause of the first amendment prohibits the government from limiting your freedom to practice whatever religion you choose.
What is the free exercise clause?
Protects our right to speak out and criticize the government
What is the 1st Amendment?
What is Double Jeopardy?
Guarantees equal protection under the law and ensures that states must also honor our rights. Passed in the aftermath of the Civil War to grant equal rights to former slaves.
What is the 14th amendment?
In this landmark Supreme Court decision, the court ruled that suspects must be read their rights before they are taken into custody and interrogated.
What is Miranda vs Arizona?