POLS 1110 IOWA STATE EXAM 2

First Provision of BOR

The First Amendment provides several rights protections: to express ideas through speech and the press, to assemble or gather with a group to protest or for other reasons, and to ask the government to fix problems. It also protects the right to religious beliefs and practices. It prevents the government from creating or favoring a religion.

Second Provision of BOR

The Second Amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms.

Third Provision of BOR

The Third Amendment prevents government from forcing homeowners to allow soldiers to use their homes. Before the Revolutionary War, laws gave British soldiers the right to take over private homes.
- No quartering soldiers

Fourth Provision of BOR

The Fourth Amendment bars the government from unreasonable search and seizure of an individual or their private property.

What does the forth provision of the BOR imply that we have in the constitution?

Privacy

Fifth Provision of BOR

The Fifth Amendment provides several protections for people accused of crimes. It states that serious criminal charges must be started by a grand jury.  A person cannot be tried twice for the same offense (double jeopardy) or have property taken away without just compensation. People have the right against self-incrimination and cannot be imprisoned without due process of law (fair procedures and trials).

Sixth Provision of BOR

The Sixth Amendment provides additional protections to people accused of crimes, such as the right to a speedy and public trial, trial by an impartial jury in criminal cases, and to be informed of criminal charges. Witnesses must face the accused, and the accused is allowed his or her own witnesses and to be represented by a lawyer. 

Seventh Provision of BOR

The Seventh Amendment extends the right to a jury trial in Federal civil cases.

Eighth Provision of BOR

The Eighth Amendment bars excessive bail and fines and cruel and unusual punishment.

Ninth Provision of BOR

The Ninth Amendment states that listing specific rights in the Constitution does not mean that people do not have other rights that have not been spelled out.

Tenth Provision of BOR

The Tenth Amendment says that the Federal Government only has those powers delegated in the Constitution. If it isn’t listed, it belongs to the states or to the people.

• The BOR only apply to the National Government. States have to decide which of the BORs they want to apply in their specific states.

Civil Rights Definition, which process of the 14th Amendment?

• There should be no unequal treatment based off of personal characteristics.

• Equal Protections Clause

Civil Liberties Definition, which process of the 14th Amendment?

• These are things we do not want the federal government to take away from us. Basic rights/freedoms that are promised to the people in the BOR and the U.S Constitution.

• Due Process Clause

What is contained in the Due Process Clause?

• Procedural Due Process

• Substantive Due Process

What is Procedural Due Process?

• Fair hearings in court/procedures before the gov. takes away someones life, liberty, or property

What is Substantive Due Process?

What is contained in Equal Protection Clause?

• The different levels of scrutiny