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Procedural due process
How the government enforces the law must be fair.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
When there's a constitutionally valid reason to do so, like substantial interference with education or infringing on the rights of other students
The substance or meaning of the law must be fair.
Is a holiday display in front of a government building with one particular religious message a violation of the Establishment Clause?
Yes
What is a 4th Amendment right?
Freedom from unreasonable search or seizure
What is prior restraint?
Preventing something from being printed/ published
Is a public display of the Ten Commandments at a government building when the overall message is secular a violation of the Establishment Clause?
No
What is a 5th Amendment right?
Right to grand jury trial in federal felony trials, freedom from self-incrimination, right to not be tried for the same crime twice
How does the 5th Amendment describe due process?
The "government cannot deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law"
Can prior restraint ever be constitutional?
Yes, if national security concerns can be proven
Why is the 9th Amendment important for individual rights?
Because it declares that rights exist beyond those listed in the Constitution
Name all your 1st Amendment rights
Freedom of religion (both from government establishment and free exercise), freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly and petition