Bill of Rights Flashcards

(54 cards)

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Fundamental powers of the state

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Police power
Expropriation power
Taxation power

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Bill of rights emerged from Liberals which emerged as a response to?

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Autocratic, Divine rule of the monarchs in 17th century

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Liberal s from the LATIN word blank meaning blank

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“Liber” = free

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Liberalism became a reaction against two features of medieval society:

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Religious conformity and ascribed status

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The prevalence of liberal de ocrstic set up was suggested by blank, developed through blank, and spread through blank

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Social contract
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the citizen
Napoleon Bonaparte via Napoleonic Code

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This idea focused on equality of all people, no right to rule over another without consent, but pwease voluntarily submit to a sovereign ruler

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Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan

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Idea that yall can overthrow abusive govts. Emphasized rule of the people

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John Locke

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Developed the concept of the constitution. Govt must protect the equality and character of its citizens

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Jean Jacque Rousseau’s Social Contract

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Set of prescriptions that state the people’s rights and sets limitations on the powers of the govt

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Bill of rights

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This means “will of the people is supreme lawl

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Salus populi est suprema lex

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Means “use your own property so as to not injure the property rights of others”

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Sic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas

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The law may be harsh but it is the law

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Dura lex, sed lex

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Aspects of police power

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Public health
Public morals
Public welfare
Public safety

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The interests of the public require the exercise of police power

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Lawful subject

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The means employed are reasonably necessary

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Lawful means

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16
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Conditions of valid eminent domain

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For public use
Just compensation
Private property
Observance of due process

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Conditions on valid taxing

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proportional distribution
Levied by the state
For the support of the govt
For public needs

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18
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Limitations of taxation

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Public purpose
Non-delegability of power
Territoriality
Exemption of govt
International comity
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19
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A tax that takes larger percent of income from high income groups than from low ones

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Progressive-proportional taxation

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20
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What article contains the constitutional rights

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Article 3

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21
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Hierarchy of law

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Constitution (mother of all laws)
Statutes (laws by the congress)
Implementing rules and regulations (by executives or cabinet)
Jurisprudence

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Three fundamental rights

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Right to life, liberty, and property

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Only blank can remove the three rights

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Aspects of due process

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Substantive

Procedural

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This serves as a restriction on the govt law and rule making powers. The means employed are reasonably necessary for the accomplishment of the purpose
Substantive DP
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Serves as a restriction on actions of the judicial and quasi-judicial agencies of the govt
Procedural dp
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No person shall be denied *blank* All persons of things should be treated alike
Equal protection of the law
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Law like nature of all court decisions that should be basis to future court decisions
Jurisprudence
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Exceptions of arrest
In flagrante delicto Hot pursuit Escaped Prisoner or detainee
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Caught on the spot
In flagrante delicto
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Exceptions of search warrants
Searches at... - moving vehicles or checkpoints - after arrest - airports - stop and frisk - Mall checks
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States that any evidence obtained illegally or by the violation of privacy is inadmissible as evidence
Fruit of poisonous tree
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Freedom of speech tests
``` Clear and present danger test Dangerous tendency test Grave but improbable danger test Balancing of interest test O'brien test ```
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Freedom to choose your home
Liberty to abode
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Right to access plubic info
Right to information and access to public records
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Exceptions to public access
National, military, and diplomat secrets Criminal records prohibited by court Trade and industrial secrets Other shit falling under the ethical safety act
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Right to unionize
Freedom to association
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Respect of contracts
Non-impairment of valid contracts
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A person thought to be guilty w/o probable cause
Suspect
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Inquiry to determine whether there is sufficient ground to believe this bitch guilty
Preliminary investigation
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Rights and limitations in preliminary investigation
No cross examination No right to counsel unless confession is being obtained No dismissal w/o approval Right to discovery proceedings
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Rights to be said during presentation of warrant of arrest. Applied to hoes under custodial investigation
Miranda rights
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Hoe/s charged or on trial for a crime. With probable cause
Accused (defendant)
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Rights of the accused
``` Due process Be presumed innocent Be heard by himself and counsel Be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation against him Speedy impartial trial Meet witnesses face 2 face Against double jeopardy Bail ```
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Five pillars of criminal justice system
``` The community Law enforcement Prosecution Courts Corrections ```
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Remedy that protects rights that have been vilated or threatened to be by public officials or private individuals
Writ of amparo
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Condition where ine does labor for another thru compulsion, threats, or violence
Right against involuntary servitude
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Conscription of able bodied men for the apprehension of criminals
Posse comitatus
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Obliges minors to obey their parents
Patria potestas
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Any civil obligation arising from contract
Debt
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Cannot be charged by same identical offense
Double jeopardy
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Exceptions to double jeop:
Dismissal based on insufficiency of evidence Dismissal coz of denial of accused's right to speedy trial Accused is discharged to be a state witness
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You cant be criminalized for doing something before it was made illegal
Ex post facto law
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Legislative act that inflicts punishment without trial
Bill of attainder