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The __________ Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures.

fourth

If a majority wishes to abridge rights, it often falls to the __________

judiciary

Wiretapping requires a warrant backed by __________ that a crime is being committed.

probable cause

All of the following rights have been incorporated EXCEPT

quartering of soldiers

The courts have consistently ruled that speech codes

violate the first amendment

Opponents of gun rights believe that the ____________ clause limits the right to own a gun.

well regulated militia

The _________ consists of the first ten amendments to the Constitution.

bill of rights

Rights that are so fundamental that they are outside the authority of government to regulate

civil liberties

The area over which individuals have Fourth Amendment protections are those where there is a(n)

expectation of privacy

The publishing of false and damaging statements about another person is called

libel

The Sedition Act of 1798 made it illegal to

speak against the government

Too much freedom can lead to__________

anarchy

__________ are phrases that might lead the individual to whom they are directed to respond with a punch.

fighting words

Too much order can lead to

tyranny

As originally written, the Bill of Rights limited the activities of

the national government, not the state governments

establishment of religion vs freedom to exercise religion

1st amendment The Establishment Clause- prohibits government from creating a state sponsored religion Free Exercise Clause- that citizens may freely engage in the religious activities of their choice

essay was to discuss how the government has applies the criminal procedures

Criminal laws in the Bill of Rights is the 4th amendment (protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures without a warrant) the 5th amendment (which states that a person can not be prosecuted or punished without being given due process) the 6th amendment (a defendant has the right to a trial that is judged by a jury of his or her peers, right to right to legal representation) the 8th amendment (states that the court cannot set excessive bail) and the 14th amendment ( made it illegal for any state to deny a person equal protection under the law) with all of this in mind, this is how the government follows the "rules" and how they apply criminal procedures.

problems of too much freedom vs problems of too much order

Too much freedom can lead to a dangerous condition known as anarchy, in which people do as they please without regard to others. & Too much order in a nation can lead to tyranny, where people are not free to make personal decisions about private aspects of their lives.

The articles of the Constitution protect civil liberties in all of the following EXCEPT

bills of libel

In ​Gideon v. Wainwright, ​the Court ruled that all criminals were afforded the right to

counsel

what laws are given to someone who is convicted

double jeopardy- which means that no person can be convicted of the same crime twice. cruel and unusual punishment- an absurd punishment. ex stealing a coke from a gas staton and getting sentenced to 25 years of prison. speedy trial- a criminal trial held after minimal delay. and excessive bail.


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