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ChoosetherightYOUthinkistheMOSTimportantandmakeatallymarknexttoit The 1st Amendment 5 Protected Rights :

Religion Establishment clause

“Separation of Church & State” The Government Can…

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QUESTION:AWWIcrossmonumentwasinstalledonpubliclands.ABuddhistrequestedtherighttoinstallamonumentnearby.Hewasdenied.Wasthisfairaccordingtothe1stAmendment?

Religion Establishment clause

“Separation of Church & State”

The Government Cannot…

QUESTION: Based on separation of church & state, can the government force or allow schools to teach creationism or intelligent design? Explain. Respond in margin.

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Religion Free Exercise Clause

People Can… People Cannot…

Free speech People CAN…

The Tinker Case

Free speech People CANNOT (limits on speech)…

Modesty patch

Freedom of the Press The Press Can…

Question: How does freedom of the press prevent the abuse of power? Give an example. Respond in margin.

Freedom of the Press

The Press Cannot…

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QUESTION?WhyisFreedomofAssemblyanimportantright?Whydopeopleassemble(gather)? Freedom of Assembly

People Can…

Freedom of Assembly

People Cannot…

Petition

2nd Amendment Right to Keep & Bear Arms

•  Do you have the rights to own ANY weapons?

•  Should only military people possess weapons?

•  What is a weapon? The worst weapon known to man in 1791 would have been a cannon.

3rd Amendment Quartering Soldiers

•  Created in response to the British laws before the Revolution.

•  No real importance today, other than the fact that it shows that we have a right to privacy in our homes.

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QUESTION:Whatshouldhappennext?

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4th Amendment Search & Seizure

•  Plain View: if they see something in plain sight it constitutes PROBABLE CAUSE

•  Restricts police from stopping & searching you without a reason: PROBABLE CAUSE

•  Probable cause: reasonable belief that someone commited a crime (i.e., fingerprints, on video tape)

•  Stop and Frisk (i.e., airports) •  A search warrant must be specific

as to the place to be searched. It must be signed by a judge.

•  Exclusionary rule: if a judge determines that the search was illegal, even if they find evidence, they CANNOT use that in court

5th Amendment Rights of the Accused

You cannot be tried for the same crime twice

“Double Jeopardy” You do not have to testify against your self (self-incrimination). Miranda Court Case = Miranda rights

“I plead the fifth” Steps from arrest to conviction must be fair.

“Due Process” The government cannot take private property for public use unless it pays (i.e., the need to build a road)

“eminent domain”

“Grand Jury”: Determines there is sufficient evidence for a trial; if yes, an idictment would be issued. “Indict” means to bring formal charges against.

“Habeas Corpus”: They cannot hold u indefinitely; must be told the charges against u

Criminal Justice

Punishment=jail time, death, probation

6th Amendment Right to a Fair, Public, Speedy

Trial 1.  Right to a speedy trial.

2.  Right to a public trial.

3.  Right to a Trial by Jury –  Unanimous decision –  “beyond a reasonable doubt”

4.  Confront witnesses.

5.  Right to an Attorney.

Criminal Justice

7th Amendment Right to a Trial by Jury

in Suits of Common Law •  Sue for breach (break) of

contract (not paying the rent), injuries & damages(I.e., car accident)

•  In civil cases, you are allowed to have a trial by jury. They rule in the favor of one party and the decision doesn’t have to be unanimous – “preponderance of evidence”

•  It is possible to be tried both a criminal court & a civil court.

Civil Court Punishment=$ &/or property

8th Amendment Excessive Bail, Cruel & Unusual

Punishment Bail: money you pay to get out

of jail while you wait for a trial. The money is returned when you show up for court.

QUESTION: Should we deny bail to terrorist suspects?

QUESTION: Is the death Penalty “cruel” or “unusual” punishment?

9th Amendment Rights Retained by the People

•  We have SOOOO many rights…can never list them all…SOOOO…this Amendment “covers all the bases”

•  Any rights not spelled out in the Constitution, then belonged to the people.

•  Example: The right to walk your dog, to travel on vacation, to have a family, to ride your bike, to read a book, etc…

10th Amendment Powers Reserved for

States & People Any powers not spelled out in the Constitution belong to the states (education, marriage, divorce, etc)

Example: the Constitution is silent about driving a car. The power to grant licenses is a power of the states. Each state has its own law. –  Driving Age

•  15 - South Carolina •  16 - Ohio

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