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What is covered by the 1st amendment
- Freedom of religion
- Freedom of speech
- Freedom of press
- Right to peaceably assemble
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What five types of speech are not protected by the 1st amendment?
- Obscenity
- Child pornography
- Fighting words
- Threats
- Incitement to riot
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What is covered by the 2nd amendment?
Right to keep and bear arms
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What is covered by the 3rd amendment?
Quartering soldiers in people's houses
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What is covered by the 4th amendment?
Protection from unreasonable search and seizure
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Define obscenity as it relates to the 1st amendment
- Materials that depict hard sexual acts in a patently offensive manner
- Has no artistic value
- Can only be determined by a judge
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Define "fighting words" as it relates to the 1st amendment
- Derogatory and abusive
- In a face to face encounter
- That provoke the other into making an immediate and violent response
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Define "seizure" of a person by 4th amendment standards
- A person is seized when his/her liberty is restrained and he/she is brought under the officer's control either through:
- Submission to a show of legal authority OR
- Physical restraint
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What is covered by the 5th amendment?
- Protection against being compelled to be a witness against yourself
- Protection from double jeopardy
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What types of evidence are protected by the 5th amendment?
Testimonial (what someone says)
Physical (All evidence other than testimony)
Appearance (bodily characteristics such as voice, fingerprints, etc)
Testimonial only
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What is covered by the 6th amendment?
- Right to a speedy and public trial by jury
- Right to the assistance of counsel
- Right to obtain witnesses on your behalf
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What is covered by the 7th amendment?
Something about $20
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What is covered by the 8th amendment?
No excessive bail, no excessive fines, no cruel & unusual punishment
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What is covered by the 9th amendment?
The enumeration in the constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people
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What is covered by the 10th amendment?
Powers not delegated to the federal government by the constitution are reserved for the states
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What is covered by the 14th amendment?
(For the purposes of this class)
Due process clause
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