Court Cases
Atkins v. Virginia, A Case which the Court found that sentencing a mentally disabled person to death is a violation of the ___ Amendments cruel and unusual punishment clause.
What is the 8th Amendment Court Case?
Amendments 13, 14, 15.
What are the Civil Rights Amendments?
Amendments 20, 22, 23, and 25.
What Amendments have to do with the president?
Protection against being held for crime unless indicated( Habeas Corpus), double Jeopardy, self Incrimination, Eminent Domain, and due process.
What is the 5th Amendment?
No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without consent of owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
What is the 3rd Amendment?
Ray v. Blair, Supreme Court Case on state political parties requiring of presidential electors to pledge vote for the party's nominees before being certified electors.
What is the 12th Amendment Court Case?
Gives citizenship to all people born in U.S.
What is the 14th Amendment?
Presidential, Congressional Terms (fixed lengthy lamed up period).
What is the 20th Amendment?
The US Constitution prohibits anyone from being prosecuted twice for the same crime.
Explain Double Jeopardy.
Liquor abolished (Prohibition).
What is the 18th Amendment?
Reese, 92 U.S. 214 (1876), Provides that suffrage for citizens can not be restricted due to race, color the individual having previously being a slave.
What is the 15th Amendment Court Case?
The final answer to the question surrounding the institution of slavery in the United States.
Why was the 13th Amendment issued?
Presidential Vote for District of Columbia.
What is the 23rd Amendment?
Protects criminal defendants from having to testify if they may incriminate themselves thought the testimony.
Explain Self Incrimination.
Protects the rights of citizens to have a jury in Federal Courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value.
What is the 7th Amendment?
Ray v. Blair, doesn't prevent parties from requiring elector candidates to take pledge of nominee support.
What is the 12th Amendment Court Case?
Restriction of suffrage (right to vote) of a person or group of people, or a practice that has the effect of preventing someone from exercising the right to vote.
What is Disfranchisement?
Presidential succession (disability). 2 Ways: VP, majority of cabinet sign paper stating President is unable to serve OR President signs paper temporarily relinquishing power.
What is the 25th Amendment?
The power of the government to take private property and convert it to public use. The 5th Amendment provides that the government may only exercise this power if they provide just compensation to the property owners.
Explain Eminent Domain.
Limits Congressional pay.
What is the 27th Amendment?
Elonis v. U.S., threats in social media.
What is the 1st Amendment Court Case?
These amendments were created before the Civil War but were not ratified by the states until after the war was over.
Why are the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments referred to as the Reconstruction Amendments?
Presidential term limits (only 2 terms).
What is the 22nd Amendment?
Government must act fairly, follows a set of rules, treat everyone fairly.
Explain Due Process.
Judicial Limits.
What is the 11th Amendment?