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1776 - (ANSWERS)Declaration of Independence
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1787 - (ANSWERS)Drafting of the Constitution
1788 - (ANSWERS)Ratification with Bill of Rights added
1791 - (ANSWERS)Ratification of Bill of Rights
Separation of Powers - (ANSWERS)System of checks and balances that ensure no branch of the
government becomes too strong, accomplished by forcing all the branches to interact and rely
on each other.
Legislative Branch - (ANSWERS)Makes laws, Article I
Executive Branch - (ANSWERS)Enforces laws, Article II
Judicial Branch - (ANSWERS)Interprets laws, Article III
1st Amendment - (ANSWERS)Freedom of: Religion, speech, press, peaceful assembly/protest
4th Amendment - (ANSWERS)Implies that right to privacy is inherent. Freedom from
unreasonable searches and seizures. Requires probable cause, particular descriptions, and an
oath for the issuance of a warrant.
5th Amendment - (ANSWERS)Requires a grand jury for capital or infamous crimes. Freedom
from double jeopardy and self-incrimination. Ensures due process.
6th Amendment - (ANSWERS)Ensures: Speedy and public trial, impartial jury in proper venue,
knowledge of charges, confrontation of witnesses, ability to obtain favorable witnesses,
assistance of defense attorney.
14th Amendment - (ANSWERS)Made the BoR applicable to the states. Before the 14th,
Supreme Court decisions only applied to Federal agents, afterwards all Supreme Court
decisions applied to both Federal and state LE. Brought uniformity to application of due
process.
US Supreme Court - (ANSWERS)Article III of Constitution. Court of last resort. Judicial Review.
President nominates all justices, including position of Chief Justice, and they must be
confirmed by a majority of the senate. 9 justices. Receive and dispose approx. 5,000 cases a
year, and grant certiorari to about 150 cases. Term begins the first Monday of October and ends
in late June or early July.
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Due process - (ANSWERS)No law will be unreasonable, arbitrary, or capricious and the means
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selected to enforce that law shall have a reasonable and substantial relation to the object being
sought to be achieved by that law or process. FUNDAMENTAL FAIRNESS
Civil Liability - (ANSWERS)Responsibility that an officer must bear for damages or injuries that
the officer has caused another person to suffer
Tort - (ANSWERS)A civil wrong, other than a breach of contract, for which the court will provide
a remedy in the form of an action for damages
Negligence - (ANSWERS)Failure to do what a reasonable officer would be expected to do under
the circumstances. Established by determining: Was a duty owed? Did the officer breach that
duty? Did that failure cause the injury?
Plaintiff - (ANSWERS)Person who files or initiates a lawsuit
Municipal Liability - (ANSWERS)"Deep Pockets Liability" is shown when an agency has a policy
(pattern, or practice) that was the cause of the injury. "Policy" can be written or unwritten
Direct Liability - (ANSWERS)Officer caused the injury or harm and is being sued as the
defendant
Indirect Liability - (ANSWERS)Allows the court to impose legal responsibility on a superior
officer or an agency not directly at fault for the injury. Liability is founded on the relationship
between the officer and the supervisor/agency. Respondeat superior tort.
Vicarious Liability - (ANSWERS)Showing a link between the supervisor's conduct and the
officer's actions. Failure to train, failure to supervise, and failure to discipline.
Absolute Immunity - (ANSWERS)Applies to judges and legislators, freeing them from liability in
performing their duties
Sovereign Immunity - (ANSWERS)Protects the state. SC Tort Claims Act made it so that SC was
open to limited liability.
Qualified Immunity - (ANSWERS)"Limited immunity", applies to LE so that they do not need to
have a crystal ball in order to predict the changes in law. Will not qualify for immunity if: Violated
a constitutional right, that right was clearly established, and in the context of the situation if any
reasonable officer would have known their actions were violating the right.
Defensive use of force - (ANSWERS)Person v. Person
Use of force for control - (ANSWERS)State v. Person
GRADED
1776 - (ANSWERS)Declaration of Independence
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1787 - (ANSWERS)Drafting of the Constitution
1788 - (ANSWERS)Ratification with Bill of Rights added
1791 - (ANSWERS)Ratification of Bill of Rights
Separation of Powers - (ANSWERS)System of checks and balances that ensure no branch of the
government becomes too strong, accomplished by forcing all the branches to interact and rely
on each other.
Legislative Branch - (ANSWERS)Makes laws, Article I
Executive Branch - (ANSWERS)Enforces laws, Article II
Judicial Branch - (ANSWERS)Interprets laws, Article III
1st Amendment - (ANSWERS)Freedom of: Religion, speech, press, peaceful assembly/protest
4th Amendment - (ANSWERS)Implies that right to privacy is inherent. Freedom from
unreasonable searches and seizures. Requires probable cause, particular descriptions, and an
oath for the issuance of a warrant.
5th Amendment - (ANSWERS)Requires a grand jury for capital or infamous crimes. Freedom
from double jeopardy and self-incrimination. Ensures due process.
6th Amendment - (ANSWERS)Ensures: Speedy and public trial, impartial jury in proper venue,
knowledge of charges, confrontation of witnesses, ability to obtain favorable witnesses,
assistance of defense attorney.
14th Amendment - (ANSWERS)Made the BoR applicable to the states. Before the 14th,
Supreme Court decisions only applied to Federal agents, afterwards all Supreme Court
decisions applied to both Federal and state LE. Brought uniformity to application of due
process.
US Supreme Court - (ANSWERS)Article III of Constitution. Court of last resort. Judicial Review.
President nominates all justices, including position of Chief Justice, and they must be
confirmed by a majority of the senate. 9 justices. Receive and dispose approx. 5,000 cases a
year, and grant certiorari to about 150 cases. Term begins the first Monday of October and ends
in late June or early July.
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Due process - (ANSWERS)No law will be unreasonable, arbitrary, or capricious and the means
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selected to enforce that law shall have a reasonable and substantial relation to the object being
sought to be achieved by that law or process. FUNDAMENTAL FAIRNESS
Civil Liability - (ANSWERS)Responsibility that an officer must bear for damages or injuries that
the officer has caused another person to suffer
Tort - (ANSWERS)A civil wrong, other than a breach of contract, for which the court will provide
a remedy in the form of an action for damages
Negligence - (ANSWERS)Failure to do what a reasonable officer would be expected to do under
the circumstances. Established by determining: Was a duty owed? Did the officer breach that
duty? Did that failure cause the injury?
Plaintiff - (ANSWERS)Person who files or initiates a lawsuit
Municipal Liability - (ANSWERS)"Deep Pockets Liability" is shown when an agency has a policy
(pattern, or practice) that was the cause of the injury. "Policy" can be written or unwritten
Direct Liability - (ANSWERS)Officer caused the injury or harm and is being sued as the
defendant
Indirect Liability - (ANSWERS)Allows the court to impose legal responsibility on a superior
officer or an agency not directly at fault for the injury. Liability is founded on the relationship
between the officer and the supervisor/agency. Respondeat superior tort.
Vicarious Liability - (ANSWERS)Showing a link between the supervisor's conduct and the
officer's actions. Failure to train, failure to supervise, and failure to discipline.
Absolute Immunity - (ANSWERS)Applies to judges and legislators, freeing them from liability in
performing their duties
Sovereign Immunity - (ANSWERS)Protects the state. SC Tort Claims Act made it so that SC was
open to limited liability.
Qualified Immunity - (ANSWERS)"Limited immunity", applies to LE so that they do not need to
have a crystal ball in order to predict the changes in law. Will not qualify for immunity if: Violated
a constitutional right, that right was clearly established, and in the context of the situation if any
reasonable officer would have known their actions were violating the right.
Defensive use of force - (ANSWERS)Person v. Person
Use of force for control - (ANSWERS)State v. Person
