3.8 Due Process + Rights of Accused

4th, 5th, 6th

What is the 5th Amendment

Requires the federal government to follow fair and proper legal procedures to deprive a citizen of their civil liberties. Additionally, it protects citizens from self-incrimination

What is the Fourth Amendment?

Guarantees citizens are protected from unreasonable searches and seizures

What is the exclusionary rule?

States that any evidence that is collected without the use of a warrant CANNOT be used in a person’s trial

What did the Patriot Act allow for?

It allowed the federal government to search the metadata (information about communication minus actual words [who, when, for how long] )of citizens

What are your Miranda Rights?

A list of warnings that cops recite to people they arrest

What is Procedural Due Process?

The idea that the government must follow fair and proper procedures before depriving someone of their civil liberties

What is Substantive Due Process?

The idea that the government cannot infringe on certain rights, EVEN if it follows a proper legal procedure to do so.