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Unit 2 - Individual Rights Flashcards

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First amendment

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Freedom of....
Religion
Speech
Press
Assembly
Petition of grievances
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Second amendment

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-Right to bear arms

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Third amendment

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– No quartering troops during peacetime

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Fourth amendment

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– No unreasonable searches and seizures unless there’s probable cause

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Fifth Amendment

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– No self-incrimination (Accused persons may refuse to answer questions on the ground that the answers might incriminate them)
– Grand jury (Must charge person of committing a crime)
– imminent domain (If government says you have to move, you have to move)
-Due process of law (No deprivation of life liberty and property without this)
– Double jeopardy (a person may not be tried for the same crime more than once)

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Sixth amendment

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– Speedy and public trial
– Confront accusers
– Call witnesses on your behalf
– Right to an attorney
– Right to be informed of charges against you
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Seventh amendment

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Right to trial by jury in civil cases over $20 (suing)

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Eighth amendment

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– Excessive bail shall not be required
– Excessive fines won’t be imposed
– No cruel or unusual punishments

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Ninth amendment

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Peoples rights are not limited to those mentioned in the Constitution
Ex: Rights to privacy

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10th amendment

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Protect states and the people from an all-powerful government
– Powers not listed in the constitution belong to the states

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5 parts of the First Amendment

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1) free speech
2) freedom of religion
3) freedom of the press
4) freedom of assembly
5) right to petition for grievances

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types of speech

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pure speech, speech plus, symbollic speech

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pure speech definition

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verbal expression of thought and opinion before an audence that has chosen to listen

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speech plus definition

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action such as marching, demonstrating, or picketing as well as words

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symbollic speechdefinition

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using actions and symbols in the place of words to express opinion

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pure speech doesn’t apply…

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1) clear and present danger
2) libel
3) slander

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Libel

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written or published statements intended to damage a person’s reputation

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slander

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false speech intended to damage a person’s reputation

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SC case questioning symbollic speech

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Texas v. Johnson (1994) & US v. Eichman

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Texas v. Johnson

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(1994)

  • Texas law prevents destruction of flags
  • Johnson says burning the flag is a form of protest
  • Texas claims no intent to limit speech
  • SC rules 5-4 & Johnson wins
  • Burning the flag is legal
  • In retaliation, Congress passes a law banning burning flags (Flag Protection Act)
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Flag Protection Act

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Congress passed in response to the Texas v. Johnson ruling

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US v. Eichman

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  • Eichman burns a flag on the day the FLA was passed
  • SC maintains the same ruling at 5-4 and Eichman wins
  • Reaffirms Texas v. Johnson; burning the flag is legal
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Exclusionary Rule

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(4th Amendment) states any evidence illegally attained by the police cannot be used against the defendant

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Exclusionary Rule originated from what case?

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Weekes v. US

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Benefits of the Exclusionary Rule

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  • Deters police from inappropriate activity
  • Ensures privacy for private citizens
  • Maintains legitimacy of the law
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Exception to the Exclusionary Rule

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1) Good Faith Exclusion
2) Plain sight
3) Inevitable Discovery

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Good Faith Exclusion

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if police execute a warrant thinking it to be good but it is not, the evidence is still emissable. (covers clarical errors) ex: the address # on the warrant is wrong

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Plain sight

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if evidence is visibly in sight, it is usable to the police

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Inevitable discovery

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if we are going to learn about the evidence anyways, its usable

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Fourteenth Amendment

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1) citizenship by birth
2) equal protection
3) due process

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Citizenship by birth

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anyone born on American soil is American

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Equal Protection

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everyone is equal

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Due Process

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Says a “person” not a “citizen”; cannot be denied this; rules that the gov’t cannot skip

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“Person” not “citizen”

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EVERYONE is guaranteed some rights

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Affirmative Action

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a policy or a program that seeks to redress past discrimination through active measures to ensure equal opportunity as in education and employment

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Weekes v. US

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Case that established the Exclusionary Rule

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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

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(1978)

  • UC reserves 16 spots per 100 for qualified minorities
  • Bakke files a suit for admission on basis of the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause
  • SC agrees that diversity is important, but quotas are not an option
  • Bakke wins
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Gratz v. Bollinger

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(2003)
- Jennifer Gratz applis to the University of Michigan as as undergraduate but is denied admission
- UM uses a point system which favors minority admissions
- Gratz claims violation of the 14th Amendment equal protection clause
- SC rules for Gratz saying the point system is to arbitrary

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Grutter v. Bollinger

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(2003)

  • Barbara Grutter applies to UM law school but is denied
  • UM uses race as a factor in admission
  • Grutter claims violation of the 14th Amendment equal protection clause
  • SC rules in favor or UM…race is a factor, but not the only way to determine admission
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Right to Bail

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  • Key to principle of the presumption of innocence

- Goes back to English common law (1275-Statute of Westminster)

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Bail

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money you pay to get out of jail before being convicted

- Bail should match the goal of the gov’t which is to get the person to return to court for their trial

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Preventive Detention

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Bail can be denied when…

  • the defendent poses a threat to an individual or the community or themselves (US v. Salerno 1987)
  • risk of flight
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US v. Salerno

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(1987) a witness against salerno had an “accident” while Salerno was on bail; he was put on trial again & denied bail; SC agreed

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Death Penalty Court Cases

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Furman v. Georgia & Gregg v. Georgia

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Furman v. Georgia

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(1972)

  • SC ruled that application of the DP was arbitrary and violated the 8th Amendment
  • All states using the DP commuted all death sentences of all death row inmates (all men on death row that year were let off)
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Gregg v. Georgia

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(1976)

  • DP doesn’t violate 8th Amendment
  • Law allows for a 2-part trial
    1) Guilt Phase
    2) Sentencing Phase

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