What Each Amendment Does Flashcards
1
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Federal due process
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#5 Trial and punishment, compensation for takings. FEDERAL grand jury cases
2
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Right to a lawyer in felony cases
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#6 All persons have a right to a speedy and public trial with a lawyer and unbiased jury
3
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Cruel and unusual punishment
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#8 No excessive bail, nothing cruel or unusual.
4
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Saving clause
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#9 Construction of the constitution. Saving clause grants rights that are not explicitly stated in the constitution but are a given. EX: Privacy
5
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Citizenship
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#14 Citizenship rights.
6
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Privacy
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#9 Not said in the constitution, but it's given.
7
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Privileges and immunities clause
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#14 Not depriving any person in the U.S of privileges or immunities without due process of law
8
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Excessive bail
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#8 It's cruel and unusual punishment. (No excessive bail)
9
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Double jeopardy
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#5 You cannot be charged twice for the crime you've already been convicted for. "Trial and PUNISHMENT"
10
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Eminent domain
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5 cannot deprive of life Liberty and property without due process of law
11
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State due process
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#14 STATE due process is the 14th amendment because it's not FEDERAL due process(5)
12
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Petition
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1 cannot prohibit freedom of speech.
13
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Bear arms
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2. Duh.
14
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Right to a jury in federal felony cases
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#6 Rights of your trial of you are a felon in a federal case.
15
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Right to expression
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#1 Freedom of speech,religion ect.