20. civil liberties: protecting individual rights
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20. Civil Liberties: Protecting Individual Rights. Due Process of Law. Freedom and Security of the Person. Rights of the Accused. Punishment. due process. due process. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
20. Civil Liberties: Protecting Individual Rights.
Due Process of Law.
Freedom and Security of the Person.
Rights of the Accused.
Punishment.
due process
due processaccording to the 5th amendment, the federal
Government cannot deprive any person of “life, liberty, or property, without due process of law
substantive due process
substantive due process
involves the what (the substance, the policies) of governmental action
procedural due process
procedural due process
has to do with the how (the procedures, the methods) of governmental action
police power
police powerthe authority of each State to act to protect and promote the public health, safety, morals, and
general welfare
search warrant
search warranta court order authorizing a search
involuntary servitude
involuntary servitude
forced labor
discrimination
discriminationbias, unfairness
writs of assistance
writs of assistance
blanket search warrants with which British customs officials had invaded private homes to
search for smuggled goods
probable cause
probable causea reasonable suspicion of crime
exclusionary rule
exclusionary ruleevidence gained as the result of an illegal act by police cannot be used at the trial of the person
whom it was seized
writ of habeas corpus
writ of habeas corpus
intended to prevent unjust arrests and imprisonments
bill of attainder
bill of attaindera legislature act that inflicts punishment without a
court trial
ex post facto law
ex post facto lawA law passed after the fact has three features
1) Is a criminal law.2) Applies to an act committed before its passage.
3) Works to the disadvantage of the accused.
grand jury
grand juryformal device by which a person can be accused of
a serious crime
indictment
indictmenta formal complaint that the prosecutor lays before
a grand jury
double jeopardy
double jeopardymeans that a person tried for a crime, he or she
cannot be tried for that same crime
bench trial
bench triala judge alone hears the case
Miranda Rule
Miranda RuleThe person must be
1) Told of her or his right to remain silent.2) Warned that anything he or she says can be used
in court.3) Informed of the right to have an attorney
present during questioning.4) Can’t hire an attorney, then one will be
provided.5) Can stop questioning at any time.
bail
bailsum of money that the accused may be required to post (deposit with the court) as a guarantee that he
or she will appear in court at the proper time
preventive detention
preventive detention
a federal judge can order that the accused be held, without bail, when there is good reason to believe that he or she will commit another serious crime
before trial
capital punishment
capital punishment
Punishment by death
treasonArticle III Section 3 states
1) Levying war against the United States2) “adhering to their Enemies, giving them aid and
comfort”
Civil Liberties.
A Failure of Due Process.
Due Process.
Interpreting Political Cartoons.
Government Online.
Voices on Government.
Interpreting Political Cartoons.
Constitutional Protections for Persons Accused of Crime.
Interpreting Political Cartoons.
Cameras in the Courtroom.
Interpreting Political Cartoons.
Ernesto Miranda.
The Right to an Attorney.
Interpreting Political Cartoons.
Capital Punishment.
Executions in the United States, 1976-2004.
Analyzing Political Cartoons.