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Is free speech absolute?
No
What is the supreme law of the land in US?
U.S. Constitution
The constitution establishes what
The framework of the government
Article 1
Legislative Branch
Article 2
Executive Branch
Article 3
Judicial Branch
The constitution was ratified
1789
Commerce Clause
Clause stating that Congress can regulate interstate and international commerce.
Interstate commerce
commerce having a substantial impact on the market
States may regulate solely:
Intrastate commerce
Only the Federal Government has authority to regulate:
Commerce with indian tribes and foreign nations
Supremacy Clause
Constitution is the supreme law of the land
Full Faith an Credit Clause
,requires each state to recognize the laws, judicial decisions, and public records of the other states
Privileges and Immunities Clause
prevents a state from treating citizens of other states in a discriminatory manner.
1st Amendment
Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
2nd Amendment
Right to bear arms
4th Amendment
Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
5th Amendment
The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due process
6th Amendment
The right to a Speedy Trial by jury, representation by an attorney for an accused person
8th Amendment
No cruel or unusual punishment
9th Amendment
Citizens entitled to rights not listed in the Constitution
10th Amendment
Powers Reserved to the States
Bill of Rights ratified
1791
13th Amendment (reconstructed amendment)
abolished slavery
14th Amendment (reconstructed amendment)
Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
15th Amendment (reconstructed amendment)
Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race, color , or precious condition of servitude
Dred Scott Decision
, A Missouri slave sued for his freedom, claiming that his four year stay in the northern portion of the
Louisiana Territory made free land by the Missouri Compromise had made him a free man. The U.S,
Supreme Court decided he couldn't sue in federal court because he was property, not a citizen.
Plessy v. Ferguson
a 1896 Supreme Court decision which legalized state ordered segregation so long as the facilities for
blacks and whites were equal
Brown v. Board of Education
1954 - The Supreme Court overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are
inherently unequal and ordered all public schools desegregated.
Loving v. Virginia
1867 court case that declared all laws against interracial marriage unconstitutional
Civil Law
-Wrongful action against individuals or groups. Aggrieved parties may have grounds for lawsuits
-Remedies are generally compensatory
-Standard of Proof: Preponderance of Evidence
Criminal Law
-Crimes are defined by legislatures and persons who commit a crime are deemed as having committing a
wrong against society, not just the individual victim. Only the government may prosecute for crimes
-Focus of remedies are general punitive
-Standard of proof: beyond a reasonable doubt
Most crimes are defined by:
states
Federal crimes tend to be aimed at
Higher offenses examples: organized crime, public corruption, espionage etc
Some crimes may be both
state and federal crimes
example: boston bomber
White collar crime
defined by FBI as "a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of
his occupation"
-Generally non-violent financial crimes
To commit a crome one must have ________ and engage in _________
Mens Rea, Actus Rea
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