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Bill of Rights Test
What I need to know for my Bill of Rights test
Question | Answer |
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name of amendment I | Freedom of Expression |
name of amendment II | Right to Bear Arms |
name of amendment III | Quartering |
name of amendment IV | Unreasonable Search and Seizure |
name of amendment V | Right to the Accused |
name of amendment VI | Speedy and Fair trial |
name of amendment VII | Civil Trials |
name of amendment VIII | Cruel and Unusual Punishment |
name of amendment IX | "Powers Reserved to the People" |
name of amendment X | "Powers Reserved to the State" |
Main idea of Tinker vs. Des Moines | students wore black arm bands protesting the war. Freedom of Speech. |
Main idea of Schenck vs. United States | Schenck gave out anti-war pamphlets and was arrested and his actions were unprotected because of the timing. |
Main idea of Texas vs. Johnson | People burned a flag as a form of expression, and is protected by the first amendment because Freedom of Expression. |
Main idea of Safford Unified School District vs. Redding | They found the day planner of a girl with a few pills in it and searched her whole body and undergarments. Girl sued the school. |
Main idea of T.L.O vs. New Jersey | teacher saw girl smoking in the bathroom and he searched through the girls purse and found more drugs and money. |
Main idea of Heller vs. District of Columbia | a police officer wanted to get permission to have a hand gun in his home. |
Main idea of Miranda vs. Arizona | a man was found guilty or ape and kidnapping, but his rights were violated when getting the confession |
Amendment | article of the constitution |
Obscenity | Words that have no redeeming value |
Quartering | providing accomodation |
Seizure | act of catching someone or something by force |
Warrant | a document that gives police or others permission to search, arrest, etc. |
"Probable Cause" | reasonable grounds |
"Reasonable Suspicion" | enough to do a brief stop, but not a full search |
Miranda Rights | The list of rights that are read to you when you are getting arrested. |
Criminal Trial | broke the law |
Civil Trial | sued or sueing |
"Cruel and Unusual Punishment" | punishment that is extreme such as torture |
Slander | make wrong statements about someone by speech |
Libel | make wrong statements about someone by writing |
Prior Restraint | the government cannot prevent information form being published. |
Eminent Domain | the right for the government to take private property and pay to make it public. |