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| freedoms protected by the first amendment |
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freedom of religion
freedom of speech
freedom of the press
freedom of assembly
freedom to petition |
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free to follow the religion of your choice or no religion at all
establishes the separation of church and state |
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right to speak and write freely and to say what you believe and express opinions
cant tell lies that damage reputations |
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| prevent the government from deciding what maybe printed and guarantees that people may criticize the government without fear of arrest |
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| have the right to meet together for a demonstration |
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| right to ask government representative to change a law, make a new law, or to solve other problems |
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| amendments that protect against the abuse of power |
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| rights of citizens to own a gun |
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| government must obtain the owner's consent before housing soldiers in there home during war |
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| unreasonable searches and seizures |
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| officers cant search a citizen or there home without a valid reason and a search warrant |
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| protecting property rights |
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| the government may take away your property for a public project but they have to pay you a fair price for property |
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| protections of the accused |
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officers must state miranda warning
5, 6, 7, 8
no person can be deprived of life, liberty, or property except by the law of the land |
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nobody may be forced to be a witness against himself
any confessions must be freely given, not forced |
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right to a speedy, public, and fair trial
may be tried in secret or held in jail until trial
permits jury trials in cases where there are conflicts over property or money |
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| bails, fines, and punishments |
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protects accused people from unfair treatment both before and after a trial
bail out of jail (while waiting for trial)
protects from physical punishments |
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| protections of other rights |
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citizens rights are not limited to the ones in the constitution
describes which powers congress does and doesnt have and which powers are denied to the states and these go to state government |
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| separation of church and state |
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| government may not favor any religion or establish an official religion |
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| entitles accused citizens the right to be treated fairly according to rules established by law |
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| power to take private property for payment for public use, government has this power |
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| being placed on trial twice for the same crime, citizens are protected of this |
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