Amendments
The right to gather peacefully with others.
What is the 1st Amendment?
The police cannot search your home without this...
What is a warrant?
In order for the police to seize you, they need to have enough evidence to say you have committed a crime.
What is probable cause?
This branch passes, changes, and repeals laws.
What is the legislative branch?
You can't be forced to testify against yourself either in court or by the police.
What is the 5th Amendment?
When police use this animal to conduct a search, it will not be considered a search in some circumstances.
What is a dog?
You may say this to the police when you do not wish to speak to them.
"I do not want to talk to you."
The president has the power to get citizens out of prison.
What is the pardoning power?
If you are accused of a crime, you have the right to a lawyer even if you can't afford one!
What is the 6th Amendment?
In order for the police to get a warrant, they must have this.
What is probable cause?
When a reasonable person would not feel free to leave.
What is a seizure?
They have the power to declare war.
What is Congress?
The right to vote cannot be denied based on your race or ethnicity.
What is the 15th Amendment?
The police don't need a warrant to search your home or things if you give them this.
What is consent?
Police can only seize you when they have ___ that a crime has been or is being committed.
What is reasonable suspicion?
The executive branch doesn't have to provide information to the court based on this doctrine.
State Secrets Doctrine
Once you've been found guilty or innocent, you cannot be put on trial or punished for that same crime again.
What is the 5th Amendment?
When police don't have a warrant, they need this to search my home without it.
What are exigent circumstances?
When the police seize you they can do this on the outside of your clothing if they have reasonable suspicion that you might be armed and dangerous.
What is a "pat down"?
Congress is made up of these two houses.
What is the House of Representatives and Senate?