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Constitutional Law MPTC – Questions & Answers
Constitutional Law MPTC – Questions & Answers
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Constitutional Law MPTC – Questions & Answers1st Amendment ✔️Ans - Establishes freedom of
religion,speech,press,assembly, and petition.
Definition of religion under the 1st amendment ✔️Ans - Citizens have
the right to worship a god or supreme being (Or not to hold such beliefs).
The government can not require or force observations or compel citizens to
follow any particular religion.
Definition of Speech under the 1st amendment ✔️Ans - Protected speech
includes spoken and written words, the act of not speaking and symbolic
conduct.
What are the following types of speech not protected by the 1st
amendment. ✔️Ans - Obscenity, fighting words, threats, incendiary
speech.
2nd Amendment ✔️Ans - Establishes the right to keep and bear arms.
Intended to keep and protect the individuals right to possess personal
firearm for lawful purposes.
4th Amendment ✔️Ans - Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures
by the government.
Definition of a Search ✔️Ans - Physical invasion or intrusion of privacy
by police on people, homes or personal property to obtain info or gather
evidence.
Definition of a seizure ✔️Ans - When police take possession of property,
make an arrest, or restrict a persons ability to move freely.
5th Amendment ✔️Ans - Prohibits citizens from being punished for the
same offense twice (Double Jeopardy) from being compelled to testify
against themselves (Self-Incrimination) provides the right to indictment for
certain types of offenses by a grand jury and guarantees due process of law.
, 6th Amendment ✔️Ans - Requires all persons charged with a crime be
informed of charges against them. People charged with a crime have a right
to council and right to a speedy trial by impartial jury.
8th Amendment ✔️Ans - Protects people from excessive bail and fines
and prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.
14th Amendment ✔️Ans - Provided the people of all states the right to
"Due Process" and Equal Protection" under the law.
Definition of Due Process ✔️Ans - Notice and opportunity to be heard
fairly.
Definition of Constitutional Law ✔️Ans - Basic law of the land
Bill of Rights definition ✔️Ans - First 10 amendments to the Constitution
US constitution definition ✔️Ans - Supreme Law of the land 7 articles 27
amendments
Massachusetts constitution Definition ✔️Ans - The commonwealths
document that describes how state government is structured and
articulates the rights of all residents.
Mass Constitution Article 12 (XII) Definition ✔️Ans - No Subject shall be
held to answer for any crimes or offense, until the same is fully and plainly,
substantially and formally, described to him; or be compelled to accuse, or
furnish evidence against him. And no subject shall be arrested, imprisoned,
despoiled, or deprived of his property, immunities, or privileges, put out of
the protection of the law, exiled, or deprived of his life, liberty, or estate ,
but by the judgement of his peers, or the law of the land.
Mass constitution Article 14 (XIV) ✔️Ans - Every subject has a right to be
secure from all unreasonable searches, and seizures, of his person, his
house, his papers, and all his possessions.
Statutory Law ✔️Ans - Written and enacted by legislative branches of
state or federal governments. Declare, command, or prohibit something.
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