Bill of Rights
How many amendments are in the bill of rights?
The first 10 amendments are the bill of rights.
What counts as speech under the first amendment?
Written and spoken words.
What is protected by the second amendment?
The right to bear arms and to form a regulated militia.
What amendment protects from unreasonable searches and seizures?
The fourth amendment
What does the fifth amendment protect?
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger. No person will be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb. No person will be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself. No person will be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law. No persons' private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
What was the primary reason for enacting the bill of rights?
To protect everyone's human rights, and outlines what can't be restricted.
What is the most highly protected speech?
Political speech.
When was the second amendment ratified?
1791.
What is the exclusionary rule?
The principle that evidence seized by police in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution may not be used against a criminal defendant at trial.
How many clauses are in the fifth amendment?
5 clauses
The third amendment was a response to which piece of British legislation?
The quartering act. This prohibits the government from lodging soldiers in someone's residence without permission.
What forms of speech are not protected by the first amendment?
Defamation, true threats, and false advertisements.
What are the first words of the second amendment?
"A well regulated militia..."
When can an officer make a search without a warrant?
Search is in connection to a lawful arrest, search of automobile, contest provided to a warrantless search, stop and frisk, evidence in plain view, risk evidence will be destroyed if not immediately seized.
Part of due process guaranteed through the Fifth Amendment requires police officers to remind accused persons of their rights before arresting them. This reading of rights is called your...
Miranda rights
What amendment was repealed and why?
The 18th amendment was repealed. It prohibited the manufacturing, sale, or transportation of liquor. It was repealed because not enough Americans supported it, and it created speakeasies that defeated the purpose of the amendment.
True or False: The First Amendment protects your rights against everyone, including private employers, and teachers at both public and private schools.
False.
Which legislation required the licensing of interstate gun dealers?
The National Firearms Act of 1938.
Do you need a search warrant to search a parolee's or probationer's home.
No, the probation/parole officer is allowed to conduct or ask for a search.
What is the supreme court case that protects against self-incrimination?
Kastigar V. United States
How many amendments have not been ratified?
3 amendments by 3/4 of the states.
What supreme court case found that schools can censor any student speech that causes a substantial and material disruption to the learning environment or could foreseeably cause one in the future.
Tinker V. Des Moines
Which 1939 U.S. Supreme Court case led to a collective rights approach to the Second Amendment by the court?
United States V. Miller
What is the expectation of privacy?
What supreme court case established the principle of double jeopardy?
Benton V. Maryland