Civics Unit 4 Study Guide

Double Jeopardy

• Probable cause
• A person cannot be tried twice for the same crime if they are found not guilty
• the government cannot interfere with how people worship
• If the national security is at risk

Right to privacy

• the right to not say anything that may implicate you in a crime- pleading the 5th
• a 4th amendment right not specifically stated
• the government cannot interfere with how people worship
• the supreme court stated that it is legal because it is the right to free expression under the law.

Freedom of religion

• If the national security is at risk
• the right to not say anything that may implicate you in a crime- pleading the 5th
• a limit to free speech because it creates a violent situation
• the government cannot interfere with how people worship

4th amendment

• equal protection under the law
• the police must have a warrant or probable cause to search you or your property
• It protects due process
• To control the use of supplies

no Self-incrimination

• Amendment 4 the fright from illegal seizure
• the right to not say anything that may implicate you in a crime- pleading the 5th
• the supreme court stated that it is legal because it is the right to free expression under the law.
• To control the use of supplies

right to legal counsel

• the government cannot deny any group a permit to assemble
• the right to not say anything that may implicate you in a crime- pleading the 5th
• the police must have a warrant or probable cause to search you or your property
• the right to have a lawyer if you are accused of a crime

freedom to assemble

• the government cannot deny any group a permit to assemble
• the government cannot interfere with how people worship
• To control the use of supplies
• a 4th amendment right not specifically stated

Why is habeas corpus important to democracy

• To control the use of supplies
• It protects due process
• the right to not say anything that may implicate you in a crime- pleading the 5th
• the government cannot interfere with how people worship

Fighting words

• a limit to free speech because it creates a violent situation
• the right to not say anything that may implicate you in a crime- pleading the 5th
• To control the use of supplies
• the police must have a warrant or probable cause to search you or your property

Why can a school limit student speech

• equal protection under the law
• Yes, but the laws have to be written carefully
• If the speech disrupts school by creating a disturbance
• To control the use of supplies