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Title: OVERVIEW OF AMENDMENTS


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OVERVIEW OF AMENDMENTS
  • FOCUS ON BILL OF RIGHTS
  • OTHER KEY AMENDMENTS

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Difference between Civil Liberties Civil Rights
  • Civil Liberties
  • Protection against the government
  • Guarantees of protection of opinions, property
    from govt
  • Civil Rights
  • Positive acts by govt to guarantee
    Constitutional rights are given to all
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

3
Are rights guaranteed to all people?
  • All Citizens
  • Not foreign born
  • Not in jail or out on bail
  • Not for those in an institution
  • Wartime limits--

4
Federalism Individual rights
  • Some rights guaranteed by Federal govt others
    by state
  • Govt is limited by the Bill of Rights
  • Some laws restrict actions at state level
    onlygun laws
  • Due Processany right essential to liberty
  • Rights are relative not absolute!

5
1ST AMENDMENT
  • One mans vulgarity is another mans lyric
    Justice John Harlan
  • Freedom of Speech, Press, religion, assembly,
    petition govt

6
2nd Amendment
  • The right to bear arms (guns)
  • Limits on the private possession use of firearms

7
3rd Amendment
  • No quartering of troops in private homes without
    consent of owner
  • Revolutionary War time common practice
  • Bring soldiers into troops against privacy of home

8
4th Amendment
  • Be secure in your persons, papers, houses against
    unreasonable search and seizure
  • Need a court ordered warrant to search

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5th Amendment
  • No double jeopardy
  • Cant be tried for a crime without being accused
    of it
  • Cant self-incriminate
  • Cant take property without paying the owner for
    it

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6th Amendment
  • Right to speedy and public trial
  • Defendant informed of charges
  • Right to cross examine witnesses
  • Right to an attorney

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7th Amendment
  • Deals with Civil cases in Federal court only
  • Right to trial by jury

12
8th Amendment
  • Excessive bail is not allowed
  • No cruel or unusual punishment

13
9th Amendment
  • Constitution specifically lists many civil
    rights, but not all.
  • There are other rights not listed

14
10th Amendment
  • Powers not given to the Federal govt are
    reserved for the State govt

15
14th Amendment
  • Rights found in 1st 8 amendments are extended to
    the states.
  • Due Processstate and local govt cant act
    unfairly
  • Equal Protection-states cant discriminate
    against people

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Right to Privacy
  • Not specifically mentioned in Constitution
  • the right to privacy is a persons right to be
    left alone by the government . . The right most
    valued by civilized menJustice Louis Brandeis
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