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Amendments Flashcards

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First Amendment

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Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition

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Second Amendment

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Right to Bear Arms

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Third Amendment

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Quartering of Soldiers

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Fourth Amendment

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Search and Seizure

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Fifth Amendment

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  1. Grand Jury
  2. Double Jeopardy
  3. Self Incrimination
  4. Due Process
  5. Takings
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Sixth Amendment

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Right to a Speedy Trial by Impartial Jury, Witnesses, Counsel, Known the Charges Against You

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Seventh Amendment

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Jury Trial in Civil Lawsuits

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Eight Amendment

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protection from excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment

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Ninth Amendment

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the rights of citizens will be protected whether these rights are listed or not
- rights “retained by the people”
- Non-Enumerated Rights

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Tenth Amendment

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any powers not specifically given to the federal government and withheld from the states, are reserved for those states or the people at large
- Non-Enumerated Rights
- where the national gov does not exercise power, the states may do so

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13th Amendment

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National Abolition of Slavery

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14th Amendment

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grants citizenship and equal civil/legal rights to anyone born in the US (African Americans/Freedmen)

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15th Amendment

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Right to Vote Not Denied by Race

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17th Amendment

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Popular Election of Senators (direct election of Senators)

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19th Amendment

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the right to vote shall not be denied on the account of sex (Women’s Right to Vote)

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24th Amendment

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Abolition of Poll Taxes (Civil Rights), poll taxes were used to disenfranchise African-American voters

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26th Amendent

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Right to Vote at Age 18 (Civil Rights)

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27th Amendment

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any law that increases/decreases the salary of Congressmen can only take effect after the next election of the HOR has occurred
- congressional compensation
- prompted by college student after 202 years

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The Establishment Clause

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FIRST AMENDMENT

protects people from having a set of religious beliefs imposed by them by the government (prohibits Congress from promoting a state sponsored religion)

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The Free Exercise Clause

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FIRST AMENDMENT

limits the ability of the govt to control/restrict religious practices; regulates government SUPPRESSION of religious beliefs/practices

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Conscientious Objectors

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FIRST AMENDMENT

individuals who claim the right to reduce to perform military service on the grounds of freedom of thought, conscience, or religion

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Sherbert Test

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FIRST AMENDMENT

standard used in courts to determine if the gov has infringed on a person’s religious freedom through regulatory action

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Searches

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4TH AMENDMENT

efforts to locate documents and contraband

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Seizures

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4TH AMENDMENT

taking these items by the government for use as evidence in a criminal prosecution

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Search Warrant

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4TH AMENDMENT

legal document signed by a judge allowing police to search and/or seize persons or property

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Probable Cause

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4TH AMENDMENT

legal standard for determining whether a search/seizure is constitutional or a crime has been committed

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Exclusionary Rule

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4TH AMENDMENT

evidence found without a warrant developed or discovered as a result of an illegal search/seizure cannot be presented in court as applicable evidence

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Double Jeopardy

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process that subjects a suspect to prosecution twice for the same criminal act

5th AMENDMENT:
Prohibits a second prosecution only at the same level of govt (state and federal court can try you separately at the same time for the same crime)

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Self-Incrimination

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5TH AMENDMENT
- Miranda v. Arizona
- Miranda warnings: law enforcement officials must notify individuals of their important rights, including the right against self-incrimination, before being interrogated

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Right to a Lawyer

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6TH AMENDMENT
- Gideon v. Wainwright

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habeas corpus

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requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court in order to see their guilt/innocence

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