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Constitution
Amendments 1-10
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03/25/2013

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Amendments 1-10
Definition
Bill of Rights
Term
1st Amendment
Definition
Freedom of:
-religion
-free speech
-free press
-freedom of assembly
Term
2nd Amendment
Definition
right to own firearms
Term
3rd Amendment
Definition
no soldier shall be quartered in any house w/o consent of owner
Term
4th Amendment
Definition
right against unreasonable searches-warrant required
Term
4th Amendment
Definition
exclusionary rule
-remedy for violation of defendant's 4th, 5th, 6th Amendment Rights
-excludes evidence obtained in an unconstitutional way (illegal)
-excludes all evidence derived from that evidence (fruit of the poisonous tree)
Term
5th Amendment
Definition
-ppl have right of due process
-ppl cannot be subjected to double jeopardy
Term
5th Amendment
Definition
-ppl cannot incriminate themselves
Term
5th Amendment
Definition
if governemnt seizes property to use in public interest-must pay owner fair value
Term
6th Amendment
Definition
-defendant in criminal cases entitled to speedy trial
Term
6th Amendment
Definition
-right to subpoena witnesses
Term
6th Amendment
Definition
-defendant entitled to counsel for his defense
Term
6th Amendment
Definition
in criminal cases:
-ppl have right to public trial
-ppl have right to trial by jury
-ppl have right to subpoena witnesses
Term
7th Amendment
Definition
right of trial by jury for civil suits
Term
8th Amendment
Definition
-no cruel or unusual punishments for crime
-bail shall be reasonable
Term
9th Amendment
Definition
-specific rights not mentioned in Constitution doesn't mean the government can abridge that right but that protection has to be found elsewhere
Term
10th Amendment
Definition
-federal government has constitutionally delegated powers
-what is not delegated remains in the states OR in the people
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