Bill of Rights Flashcards
Bill of Rights
Charter of liberty. The declaration and enumeration of a person’s basic rights and privileges which the constitution is designed to protect against government violations
Natural Rights
Rights possessed by every citizen without being granted by the state, given to man by God as a human being created to His image, so that he may live a happy life
Constitutional Rights
Rights conferred and protected by the constitution, cannot be modified or taken away by the law-making body
Statutory Rights
Rights provided by laws promulgated by the law-making body, may be abolished by them as well
Political Rights
Citizen rights giving them the power to participate, directly or indirectly in the establishment or government administration
Civil Rights
Rights which the law will enforce at the instance of private individuals for the purpose of securing the enjoyment of their means of happiness
Social and Economic Rights
Rights intended to insure the well-being and economic security of the individual
Rights of the Accused
Civil rights intended for the protection of a person accused of any crime
Article III Section 1
No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws
Due Process
Fair treatment through the judicial system. Fair and reasonable methods of procedure described by law
Procedural Due Process
Method/Manner by which the law is enforced. Requires a procedure which hears before it condemns. Proceeds upon inquiry and renders judgment after trial
Substantive Due Process
Requires that the law itself, not merely the procedures by which the law would be enforced, is fair, reasonable, and just
Life
Something more than mere animal existence
Liberty
Embraces man’s right to use his faculties with which he has been endowed by his Creator
Property
Thing itself/ right over a thing. Right to own, use, transmit, and even to destroy subject to the right of the state and of other persons
Deprivation of Life
Refers not merely to the extinction of human life, but to the loss of any of the various physical and mental attributes
Deprivation of Liberty
When one is unduly prevented from acting the way he wishes
Deprivation of Property
Not necessarily a property being physically taken away, but also when a property’s value is destroyed or its adaptibility to some particular use, or its capability for enjoyment is impaired
Equal Protection of the Laws
All persons subject to legislation should be treated alike, under like circumstances and conditions both in the privileges conferred and liabilities imposed
Article III Section 2
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches abd seizures of whatever nature and for any purpose shall be inviolable, and no search warrant or warrant of arrest shall issue except upon probable cause to be determined personally by the judge after examination under oath or affirmation of the complainant and the witnesses he may produce, and particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.
Search Warrant
Order in writing, issued in the name of the People of the Philippines, signed by a judge and directed to a peace officer, commanding him to search for certain personal property and bring it before the court
Warrant of Arrest
Written order commanding to arrest a person designated, to take him into custody in order that he may be bound to answer for the commission of an offense
Probable Cause
Such fact and circumstances antecedent to the issuance of a warrant sufficient in themselves to induce a cautious man to rely upon them and act in pursuance thereof
Persons
Embraces all persons within the territorial jurisdiction of the Philippines, regardless of race, color, nationality, including aliens
Article III Section 3
(1) The privacy of communication and correspondence shall be inviolable except upon lawful order of the court, or when public safety or order requires otherwise as prescribed by law.
(2) Any evidence obtained in violation of this or the preceding section shall be inadmissible for any purpose in any proceeding
Right of Privacy
The right to be left alone, the right of a person to be free from undesired publicity, disclosure of his communication and correspondence, right to live without unwarranted interference by the public in matters eith which the public is not necessarily concerned