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40 Cards in this Set
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Constitution Ratified
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1789
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1st Amendment
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Freedom of speech, religion, and right to assembly
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Requirements to be Pres.
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Natural Born Citizen
OVer the age of 35 |
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MMembers in house
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435
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8th Amendment
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Protection against cruel and unusual punishment
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14th amendment
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Due Process Clause
No state can deny equal protection of the law without due process of the laws States must comply with the Bill of Rights |
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7th Amendment
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Right to trial by jury
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5th Amendment
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Protection against double jeopardy, self discrimination, due process, no property taken without just compensation
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Members in Senate
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100
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4th amendment
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protection against seach and seizure
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Procedural Due Process
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Requirement that government use reasonable and fundamental fair procedures before depriving individuals of a predictible interest
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Predicitible Interest
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Violation of due process of "life", "liberty" or "property"
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Substantive Due Process
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Requirement that all actions by government that deprived individuals of protectible interests have constitutionally acceptable justification (be reasonable and fundamentally fair)
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Least Restrictive Alternative
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Government restricting the exercise of a Constitional Right must be done in least intrustive manner possible
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Voire Dire
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testing people to go on jury
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Diversion
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dismiss the charges
plea bargin probation |
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Judge
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interpreter
reasonable |
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Prosecuter
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represents the state in the criminal process can be criminal charges against another indiviual
must bring evidence against the person being charged |
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Defendent
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person being charged with a crime
does not need to do anything but should provide evidence of innocence |
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M'Naughton
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Insanity Plea
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Nolo Contendre
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don't plea innocent or guilty
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Gaurdian ad litem
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in charge of person who is incompetent
children mentally ill |
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Real Evidence
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concrete
*weapon *drugs *body |
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Documentary Evidence
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reports from doctor
autopsy |
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Testimonial Evidence
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*Spoken evidence
*character traits brought up *hearsay--> reporting what someone else has told you about something, feeling |
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Expert Witness
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Social Worker: expertise in policy, about how policies made where come from cost effectiveness
Group/ Community Organizations Case Workers Gerentologists |
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Stamp Act
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1760s
No representation |
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Boston Tea Party
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Begin revolutionary movement
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Confederation
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Central government but have few powers
Weak central government--> strong state government |
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First State
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Delaware
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States Rights
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*Slavery
*Representation--> Senate 2 years per state (6 years), House (population) 2 years *Bi cameral legislation system: legislative, executive, judicial |
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Amendment Process
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*2/3 state legislature agree Constitutional Convention must be called
*Congress proposes an amendment 3/4 of states |
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Amendments
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*27 Amendments
*First 10--> Bill of Rights |
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Constitution
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* Cooperation among states
*ensure justice/peace *defensive nation *provide for common good *secure liberties |
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Civil
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Law suit
Seek Remedy |
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Criminal
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*Only state can bring up these cases
*Punishment--> $, jail |
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Jail
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state or lower law broken
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Prison
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Federal Law Broken
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Adversarial
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2 people involved in preceding
Each side required to present most moving case |
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Administrative Law
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Federal Communication Commission
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