Civil Liberities

Question 1

What are Civil Liberties?

Answer 1

-Individual rights that all citizen and residents have that protect them form the power of the government

Question 2

How are Civil Liberties and Civil Rights different?

Answer 2

-Civil Rights is a groups treated equally under the law and civil liberities is directed toward the individual

Question 3

Where are the Civil Liberties of the people written?

Answer 3

-Bill of Rights

Question 4

What amendments in the Bill of Rights compromise civil liberties?

Answer 4

-1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, & 14th

Question 5

What do each civil liberties amendment establish ?

Answer 5

• 1st: Creation of separation of church and state & freedoms of speech, religion, assembly, and press
• 4th: Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures
• 5th: Due process of law before the government can take away life, liberty, and property
• 6th: Right of a speedy trail by peers
• 8th: Right to be free of unusual punishments and excessive bails
• 14th: Repeats the due process of law rights

Question 6

What are Expos Facto’s Laws?

Answer 6

-Prevents the government from having retro-active laws or laws that are written after the fact

Question 7

What is the purpose of Habeas Corpus Law?

Answer 7

-So citizens know what laws they are accused of having been broken in order for the person to defend themselves

Question 8

What is due process?

Answer 8

• Is the government legal steps have to take before having an individuals rights of “life, liberty, and property “ deprived
• Confront accused, jury, and prevent self-incrimination

Question 9

What are the purposes of the 5th and 6th amendment?

Answer 9

• To prevent Expos Facto law

- Habeaus laws required

Question 10

Why are not all the Bill of Rights in the Civil Liberties?

Answer 10

• Some of the amendments are not relevant in todays society

- For example the 2nd Amendment with “Right to Bear Arms” since there is police force and not living an agrarian society

Question 11

What is Habeas Corpus?

Answer 11

-Individuals cannot have unlawful detention

Question 12

What is the purpose of separation of Church and State?

Answer 12

-So government cannot favor a specific religion

Question 13

What is the exclusionary rule?

Answer 13

• Evidence gained from from an unreasonable search and seizure violates the 4th amendment
• Mapp vs. Ohio was the supreme court case

Question 14

What was ruled in Mapp vs. Ohio?

Answer 14

-Evidence gained from a unreasonable search and seizure can not used in prosecution in a court of law

Question 15

What court case is ruled from the 4th amendment?

Answer 15

-Mapp vs. Ohio

Question 16

What court case is ruled from the 5th amendment?

Answer 16

-Miranda vs. Az.

Question 17

What was the ruling of Miranda vs. Az?

Answer 17

• Ruled that police officers have the right to inform citizens on rights
• protects against self incrimination, with the right to remain silent

Question 18

What is eminent domain?

Answer 18

-Legal doctrine of government taking private property for public use

Question 19

How is eminent domain part of the 4th and 5th amendment?

Answer 19

-Part of 4th because eminent