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Constituional Law Flashcards

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7 articles

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1- legislature ( rep / voice of people)

  1. President (executive)
  2. Court
  3. Full faith in credit - no state can use law to discriminate against citizens in diff state
  4. Constitution!
  5. How states bound to follow constitution
  6. Ratification / constitution approved- not used
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Consituion adopted when where

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Sept 17 1787 in philly pen

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How amany amendments out of 10k were approved ?

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27

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First 10 commandments known as

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Bill of rights

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  1. Freedom of speech
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It is limited, can’t cause panic, false Cali,s, swearing

Religion- can’t break laws behind. Religion

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  1. Right to bear arms
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Citizens have right but is limited

They can check license, background check, size, age, limit

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  1. In atomie of peace no solider will be quarter in ones house even inwar
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K

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  1. Right against unreasonable search and seizure
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Need warrent or probable cause
This protects the gov not private citizens
Warrent- doc issued by judge
Search warrent- police search person place thing, evidence of crime, proved to have probable cause

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  1. Right against unreasonable search and seizure continued - there are accept ions
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Courts grapple with search- public safety concern
Persons legit expectation of privacy what’s being search (ppl,place,thing)
To get warrent issues- show doc of probable cause
Oat and affirmation- swear your telling truth

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  1. Right against unreasonable search and seizure continued - there are accept ions
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Search incident to armrest with public safety concern
Plain view exception- wave privacy rights
Existent circumstance- then/there
Hot pursuit- chase burgulry into place

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  1. Right to grand jury/ no double jeapordy, due process, no prop taken without just compensation

Exceptions to Miranda rights - spontaneous statements & pedigree info

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Protects us from gov
Can’t be charged with same crime twice
Don’t have to give evidence/confession against yourself (Miranda rights)
Gov can’t take life liberty property without due process- notice and opportunity has to be heard

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  1. Right to speedy trial/public/council (lawyer)

Prosay- represent yourself in court by waving right to attorney/jury

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If court empty or ppl not there it’s still fair
Speedy trial clock stopped if decent wants it and omnibus motions
Right to confront accusers- jury trial in criminal cases n(not petty offenses)

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  1. Right to a _______ trial during civil case
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Right to a jury trial in civil case

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  1. No excessive bail/cruel unusual punishment
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No unreasonable bail mad
Judge is fair - innocent free until proven guilty
Cruel- excessively painful or brutal
Unusual- punishment unfitting of crime
Controversy or humane ways for death penalty
Life liberty property proves pro death penalty

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  1. Bill of rights isn’t comprehensive -
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They aren’t the only rights people have

U have more right

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  1. States can come up with laws based on things not in constitution
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Public school standard in each state can be diff

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End of bill of rights - now onto other amendments

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K

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14 amendment- dude process of law states can’t deny us our rights from within bill of rights

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They can give more rights than what’s in constitution but NOT LESS
Due process clause - binding states to due process
Citizens clause- everyone can have citizenship
Equal protection clause

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16- enables federal gov to collect ______ taxes 1913)

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Income tax

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18 prohibition of ______ consumption / selling / holding

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ALCOHOL

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21- takes away the 18th amendment of alcohol prohibit (1933)

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Alcohol is now allowed

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24th amendment Prohibits government from collecting ______ taxes (1964)

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This is so everyone can vote even ppl without money

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19- women have the right to _____

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VOTE

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ERA

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Equal Rights Movement
Debate on how constitution is interpreted
Monolithic - read literally with no change
VS.
Guide post- can change as society changes

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