The Basics Not the First How Free Is Your Free Speech? Legal Vocabulary Constitutional Vocabulary
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What is the freedom of religion?
This liberty guarantees your ability to worship who, what, and how you wish
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What is the Sixth Amendment?
Your right to a trial by jury in criminal cases is protected by this amendment
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What is the plaintiff/petitioner?
The person or party that brings a lawsuit
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What is the Supreme Court?
The highest court in the United States
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What is the freedom of speech?
If you wanted to say something offensive, your right to do so would likely be protected by this freedom
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What is the Fourth Amendment?
This amendment ensures you cannot be subjected to unreasonable searches or seizures
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What is the defendant/respondent?
The person or party against whom a lawsuit is brought
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What is (are) the Court(s) of Appeals?
The second-highest federal court in the United States, organized regionally across the country
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What is the freedom of protest?
Martin Luther King Jr's 1963 March on Washington is an example of this right
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What is cruel and unusual punishment?
The Eight Amendment protects you from this kind of punishment
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What is a ruling/holding?
A court's decision or judgment
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What is the Bill of Rights?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution, usually spoken about as a single unit
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What is the freedom of the press?
The government cannot prevent newspapers from printing what they wish because of this right
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What is "the security of a free state"?
The Second Amendment says that this is why a well-regulated militia is necessary
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What is the jury?
The group of people tasked with determining whether or not someone in a criminal proceeding is guilty
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What is the House of Representatives?
The larger of the two legislative bodies of the US Congress
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What is the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances?
This right ensures you can send letters to members of Congress if you want them to fix some way you feel you have been wronged
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What is "I plead the Fifth"?
You would say this phrase if you wanted to make sure you did not say something that might incriminate you
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What is an appeal?
A case which is being heard again, by a higher court than before
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What is a writ of certiorari?
The document filed when someone wants to appeal a case to the Supreme Court






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