The first ten amendments to the U.S constitution, which define such basic liberties as freedom of religion, speech, and press.
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What does the first amendment forbid?
The first amendment plainly forbids the national government from limiting freedom of expression that is the right to say or publish what one believes.
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What does the Bill of Rights contain?
It contains 45 words that guarantee the freedoms of religion,speech, press, and assembly.
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Give an example (great liberties) of the first amendment?
Freedom of the press, of speech, of religion, and of assembly.
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What is prior restraint?
A government preventing material from being published. This is a common method of limiting the press in some nations, but it is usually unconstitutional in the United States.
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What was the probable cause?
The situation occurring when the police have reason to believe that a person should be arrested. In making the arrest, police are allowed legally to search for and seize incriminating evidence.
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When was the Barron v. Baltimore supreme court decision?
1833
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What is Near v. Minnesota?
The 1931 Supreme Court decision holding that the First Amendment protects newspapers from prior restraint.
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How does the search warrant work?
It is a written authorization from a court specifying the area to be searched and what the police are searching for.
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What was the incorporation doctrine?
The legal concept under which the Supreme Court has nationalized the Bill of Rights by making most of the provisions applicable to the states through the fourteenth amendment.
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What is freedom of expression?
The right to express one's idea through speech, writing, and other forms of communication but without deliberately causing harm to others' and reputation by false or misleading statements.
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What was the unreasonable searches and seizures?
It obtains evidence in a haphazard or random manner, a practice prohibited by the fourth amendment. Probable cause and a search warrant are required for a legal and proper search of incriminating evidence.
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What is Gitlow v. New York?
The 1925 Supreme Court decision holding that freedoms of press and speech are "fundamental personal rights and liberties protected by the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment from impairment by the states."
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What was the supreme court case Schenck v. United States?
A 1919 decision upholding the conviction of a socialist who had urged young men to resist the draft during World War 1.
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What was the exclusionary rule?
The rule that evidence, no matter how incriminating, cannot be introduced into a trial if it was not constitutionally obtained.