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Government Structure
100

The rules, guidelines, expectations for the government to follow is called this.

The Constitution

100

The 5th Amendment guarantees that no one can be deprived of life liberty, or property without this.

Due Process
100

Citizens in Washington D.C. were forbidden from owning or possessing handguns within the city...even if they lived there.  The court found that this law violated this 2nd amendment right.

The Second Amendment

100

Kim was arrested for writing an article criticizing the government in the Daily News. 

1st Amendment
100
Congress is also known as this. 

Legislative Branch

200

Police cannot search your property without written permission from a judge which is called this.

Warrant

200

The 8th Amendment prohibits very high bail, fines and this.

Cruel or unusual punishment

200

Charles Schenck was arrested for passing out anti-draft pamphlets in front of a military recruitment center during WWI.  Schenck claimed this was a violation of his freedom of speech.  This case established this test to decide if free speech is applicable. 

Clear and Present Danger Test

200

Mr. Bean is arrested for attending a protest against the government in NYC. 

Assemble/Petition the government
200

This system splits the governments power

System of Checks and Balances

300

The 6th amendment says a criminal defendant has the right to assistance of this.

Attorney 

300

The first amendment protects freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and this.

Petition the government

300

This is the reason that Gerald Schweiger could not be retried for murder even though he admitted to killing his girlfriend's father after being found not guilty at a previous trial.  

Double Jeopardy

300
This court case decided that someone who commits a crime under 18 years old can not be sentenced to the death penalty.

Roper V. Simmons 

300

The Executive Branch includes this

President, Vice President and the Cabinet

400

The 6th Amendment only deals with these types of cases.

Criminal cases

400

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to this.

keep and bear arms.

400

When an undercover police officer bought weed from a house on Estrella Ave., this was enough evidence to convince a person that a search of the house may turn up more marijuana.  That is the amount of evidence needed to satisfy this burden for a search warrant.

Probable Cause

400

This case decided that if you commit a crime under 18 years old you can not be sentenced to life without murder unless this.

Homicide

400

Congress is made up of these two groups and has the representatives split up this way.

Senate with each state having two representatives and the House Of Representatives who is split based on state population.

500

The third amendment says the Government cannot force people to house soldiers during this.

Time of peace

500

The idea that Citizens cannot be tried twice for the same offense is found in the 5th Amendment and is called protection from this.

Double Jeopardy

500

After being arrested for murder, Mr. McNeil can refuse to answer questions he thinks may make him look guilty by stating this simple phrase.

"I plead the fifth"

500

This is what the police read when they make an arrest

Miranda Rights

500

A newspaper headline reads: "The Supreme Court strikes down a new law banning books in elementary schools."  This would be an example of which branch conducting its role? 

Judicial Branch