Fundamental Rights
1. What is the administration of justice according to established rules and
principles (laws)? This is the principle that a government must respect all
of an individual's legal rights instead of just some or most of them when
the government deprives a person of life, liberty, or property. (5th and 14th
Amendment right): Due Process
2. What is the name given to the constitutional rights of accused persons
taken into custody by law enforcement officials? When a person is taken into
custody (arrested), the arresting officer must inform the person of certain
constitutional rights, such as the right to remain silent and the right to coun-
sel.: Miranda Rights
3. What is the name of the Court order that the authorities show cause (before
a judge) for why they are holding a prisoner in custody? This should help deter
unlawful imprisonment.: Writ of Habeas Corpus
4. What are the rights that are not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution, but
implied by the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 9th amendments? Founders believed in
the ideal that "one's home was one's castle.": Privacy
5. What is prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. constitution?
Ex: includes torture/degradation penalties out of proportion for the crime
committed.: Cruel and Unusual Punishment
6. When are the following rights must often used: a fair and impartial jury,
right to adequate defense, right to confront witnesses, no self-incrimination,
no double jeopardy?: During a trial
7. What is the freedom to express oneself and one's views in spoken words,
actions, printed materials, assemblies or gatherings and petitions submitted
to the government? It refers to the collective freedoms guaranteed in the First
Amendment to the US Constitution.: Freedom of Expression
8. What is the idea that the government and religion should be separate, and
not interfere in each other's affairs? In the United States, this idea is based on
the First Amendment to the US Constitution, which states that the government
cannot make any laws to establish a state religion or prohibit the free exercise
of religion.: Separation of Church and State
9. A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the
right of the people to keep and , shall not be infringed. (protected
by the 2nd Amendment): Right to Bear Arms
10. What is the philosophical belief supported by John Locke? The basic
understanding that human beings have certain rights, such as the rights to life,
liberty, and property. These rights are given at birth.: Natural Rights Philosophy
11. What amendment that protects citizens due process rights from being
violated by the national government?: 5th Amendment
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1. What is the administration of justice according to established rules and
principles (laws)? This is the principle that a government must respect all
of an individual's legal rights instead of just some or most of them when
the government deprives a person of life, liberty, or property. (5th and 14th
Amendment right): Due Process
2. What is the name given to the constitutional rights of accused persons
taken into custody by law enforcement officials? When a person is taken into
custody (arrested), the arresting officer must inform the person of certain
constitutional rights, such as the right to remain silent and the right to coun-
sel.: Miranda Rights
3. What is the name of the Court order that the authorities show cause (before
a judge) for why they are holding a prisoner in custody? This should help deter
unlawful imprisonment.: Writ of Habeas Corpus
4. What are the rights that are not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution, but
implied by the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 9th amendments? Founders believed in
the ideal that "one's home was one's castle.": Privacy
5. What is prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. constitution?
Ex: includes torture/degradation penalties out of proportion for the crime
committed.: Cruel and Unusual Punishment
6. When are the following rights must often used: a fair and impartial jury,
right to adequate defense, right to confront witnesses, no self-incrimination,
no double jeopardy?: During a trial
7. What is the freedom to express oneself and one's views in spoken words,
actions, printed materials, assemblies or gatherings and petitions submitted
to the government? It refers to the collective freedoms guaranteed in the First
Amendment to the US Constitution.: Freedom of Expression
8. What is the idea that the government and religion should be separate, and
not interfere in each other's affairs? In the United States, this idea is based on
the First Amendment to the US Constitution, which states that the government
cannot make any laws to establish a state religion or prohibit the free exercise
of religion.: Separation of Church and State
9. A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the
right of the people to keep and , shall not be infringed. (protected
by the 2nd Amendment): Right to Bear Arms
10. What is the philosophical belief supported by John Locke? The basic
understanding that human beings have certain rights, such as the rights to life,
liberty, and property. These rights are given at birth.: Natural Rights Philosophy
11. What amendment that protects citizens due process rights from being
violated by the national government?: 5th Amendment
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