Constitutional Law MPTC Test Questions with 100% Complete Answers

Constitutional law - Basic law of the land in the United constitution Statutory law - Written and enacted by legislative branches of state of federal goverment Case law - Courts decisions Bill of rights - First ten amendments - provides protections for individual liberties and specific prohibitions on government power 1st admendment - Establishes freedom of religion,speech,press,assembly,petitions Religion - Right to worship a god or supreme being. the government cannot require or enforce observations or compel citizens to follow any particular religion Speech - Protected speech included spoken and written words the act of not speaking and symbolic conduct For example:the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the American flag burning is protected " symbolic speech" Fighting words - Spoken or written words directed towards another citizens that are intended and likely to incite immediate physical retaliations Threats - Utterance intended to inimidate citizens provide no social benefit Incendiary speech - Peaceful protest against the goverment are protected unless the speaker advocates violence or encourages lawless actions that is likely to occur 2nd amendment - Right to keep and bear arms 3rd amendment - Prohibits soldiers from being quartered in any house 4th amendment - Prohibits unreasonableness searches or seizures by the goverment 5th amendment - Prohibits citizens from being prosecuted for the same offense two ( double jeopardy) and from being compelled to testify against themselves ( self-incrimination) 6th amendment - Requires all person charged with a crime to be informed of charges against them. People charge its with a crime have the right to counsel and speedy trial by impartial jury. People charged with a crime also have a right to compel witness to appear and testify on their behalf 7th amendment - Provides the right to a jury trial in civil cases 8th amendment - Protects people from excessive bail or fines and prohibits fuel and unusual punishment 10th amendment - Reserves power not grant d to the federal government to the states or the poeple 9th amending - Right retained by the people not specifically identified in the constitution 14th amendment - Provide the people of all states the right to "due process" and " equal protection under the law" Two types of due process - Procedural and substantive due process Procedural due process - Guarantees that the government will not take a person's life liberty or property interest without notice and meaningful opportunity to be heard Substantive due process - Guarantees that the notice hearing and result are fair