protecting rights
1st Amendment
Protecting individuals
Crime and Punishment
Vocab
100
What does the Bill of Rights protect?
What is civil rights and civil liberties
100
What is libel and slander?
What is spoken defamatory statement and defamation in print.
100
What is the purpose of the 2nd Amendment?
What is protect the rights of states to form militias
100
What is capital punishment?
What is punishment by death
200
What is due process?
What is following legal procedures
200
What is the establishment clause?
What is government cannot support one religion over the other.
200
What is the purpose of the 3rd Amendment?
What is preventing quartering troops in homes
200
What is bail?
What is money the accused can pay not to be in jail why the trial occurs.
200
What are Miranda Warnings?
What is rights that accused people have
300
what are civil liberties and civil rights?
What is basic freedoms that are protected against the government fair and equal treatment of all people
300
How does the 1st Amendment guarantee religious freedom?
What is government cannot establish an official religion and by protecting the people's rights to practice any religion they want.
300
How does the Constitution guarantee the due process of law (4th A)
What is forbids unreasonable search and seizures
300
what is an indictment?
What is when a grand jury brings a formal complaint against someone
300
What is double jeopardy?
What is not being forced to stand trial for the same offense twice
400
What is the incorporation Doctrine?
What is says certain protections are important for du process of law.
400
What are the guarantees and limits on the freedoms of speech and press?
What is Congress cannot pass a law denying the freedom of speech and press. People cannot speak or print words that harm others or are a threat to national security.
400
What is probable clause?
What is strong likelihood that they would find evidence of a crime.
400
What are criminal and civil laws?
What is where people committed crimes and covering of private disputes.
400
Treason?
What is making war against the government
500
How does the 14th Amendment help protect civil liberties?
What is extends Bill of Rights protections against the actions of state governments.
500
What are the guarantees and limits of freedom of assembly and petition?
What is government cannot prevent people from meeting together and expressing views peacefully; governments can place restrictions on the time, manner, and place of the gathering.
500
What is a search warrant?
What is legal document that gives police that power to enter private property.
500
How does the Constitution guarantee the right of the accused and people convicted of crimes?
What is habeas corpus, grand jury, protecting against self-incrimination, trial by jury, speedy trial, no double jeopardy, right of attorney, no cruel punishment or excessive fines.
500
sedition?
What is inspiring revolt
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