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Welcome to the Bill of Rights!
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Our rights are relative, not absolute!
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Though listed in the Bill of Rights, our rights are clarified through case law, or legal precedents: The decision in one case serves as a guide for similar cases.
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Freedom of expression.
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1 st Amendment: Freedom of Speech (Expression) Free Exercise of Religion Separation of Church and State Right to Petition Right to Assemble
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“I’m applying for the pre-school job you posted.”
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Who is to say what beauty is?
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Obscenity? Inciting violence?
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Right to assemble, petition.
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Free Exercise of religion?
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2 nd Amendment: Because we need a well-organized militia, people have the right to keep and bear arms.
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Right to bear arms.
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The 2 nd Amendment ain’t about hunting!
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3 rd Amendment: No quartering of troops except in wartime and according to the law.
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4th Amendment: Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.
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“Can we look in your trunk, son?”
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Expectation of privacy?
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5 th Amendment: No double-jeopary Right against self-incrimination Due Process
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6 th Amendment: Trial by jury Right to counsel Speedy and public trials Right to confront witnesses
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Does my attorney have to be a muppett?
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7 th Amendment: Right to jury trial in civil cases in which $20 or more is involved. Huh?
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8 th Amendment: No cruel and unusual punishment No excessive bail
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Cruel and unusual punishment?
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9 th Amendment: Unenumerated Rights
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10 th Amendment: Powers not reserved to the Federal Gov’t or denied to the States go to the States and the People
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