We The People Chapter 4 Summary

There are many amendments in the constitution developed by supreme courts that secure the civil rights and liberties of the people; among 27 amendments of the constitution,

In the United States there are many rights. Freedom of Speech is one of the most important rights. People are allowed to give their opinions about the government, they are able too without getting in any trouble with the law. This right is very important because it allows people to express their opinions. Freedom of religion is another very important right.

When the police are asking questions i think the people should have the right to have a lawyer present and the reason to having a lawyer present is to protect you and the lawyer can make the police to stop asking me or anyone questions the lawyer also fights for you in court and if the lawyer is good then you could possibly be set free. that 's why the people of our country should know are constitutional rights, that 's why miranda got arrested in the first place is he didn 't know anything about our rights and he set there and let that cop make him confess and the bad part about all of this is the cop knew the rights but chose not to read them to him,i thank 9f miranda would have known his rights that cop wouldn 't have been able to set there and just keep

The constitution gives United States citizens the right to bear arms and should not be infringed upon. If guns are banned then the black market and crime rate will be way worse, drugs are illegal and people can get them as they please, if firearms are banned people will do the same. Mental health is an even bigger issue than the guns themselves, if someone commits a mass murder there is something wrong with that individual and they are not mentally stable. People pull the trigger, the weapons do not fire

The exclusionary rule is a deterrent against searches and seizures. Any evidence that is gained through an illegal search or seizure is now inadmissible in criminal proceedings, per the exclusionary rule. Supporters of the exclusionary rule argue that it helps prevent illegal searches and seizures against law enforcement. Those against the exclusionary rule argue that the exclusionary rule keeps criminals out of jail and there are other preventative measures such as suspending police officers without pay, dismissing them from a case, or in extreme circumstances terminating employment of officers who violate the Fourth Amendment. The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution protects all citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures from all government officials.

The first amendment to the constitution gives us free speech along with freedom of religion; the sixth amendment to the constitution entitles Americans to a speedy trial and the right to face our accusers. These amendments along with all the others were to ensure the American people the most basic liberties. However, the right to privacy is not specifically addressed in our constitution leaving ones legal expectation of privacy open to debate.” The Supreme Court has broadly read the "liberty" guarantee of the Fourteenth Amendment to guarantee a fairly broad right of privacy that has come to encompass decisions about child rearing, procreation, marriage, and termination of medical treatment .(http://law2.umkc.edu)The fourth amendment guarantees "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures” this combined with the 9th Amendment that states “The listing of a right in any other part of the Constitution does not imply that other unlisted rights do not exist” provides the strongest, legal argument for a right to privacy.(www.privacyright.org).

If people never had a right to trial by the jury, they could simply find people guilty of any accusation that are falsely claimed. Hence, through instituting the right to trial by the jury, the 7th amendment protects the citizens from this

The reason that due process is so important in the American criminal justice system is because it is a social justice a belief of right and wrong. Due process is based on the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendments, the constitutional amendments are to make sure that a person cannot be accused of a crime without a grand jury investigation, they have the right to an attorney and a person should not be deprived of life. For example if a person was being accused of robbery but there was no evidence that this person did the crime he/she would need to be represented by an attorney to plead their innocence than the case would be taken in front of a jury for them to deliberate on whether this person should be found guilty

Something allowed in the United States could easily be prohibited in Arabia or Pakistan, everything depends directly if the ideas are taken as disrespectful or insulting to a person, religion, among others, and are all control and regulated by each state government. The control in the media is, as any other government action, full of pros and cons about the reasons and results it gives. On one hand, it is important to put a limit on the kind of information, images, videos and others that can get to the population.

In the First Amendment of the Constitution is the principal article in the Bill of Rights, it restricts Congress from meddling with the freedom of religion, speech and press, and assembly and petition. The First Amendment should have limits to how far the freedom is taken. Freedom of religion has became a issue in the world today, we see in today’s society's how our views have changed on certain religions. Freedom of speech and press gives everyone the right to say what they want as long as it doesn’t cause individuals to feel uncomfortable because of invasion in their privacy. Freedom of assembly and petition gives every individual the privilege to be anywhere at any time as long as it doesn’t cause violence on public property.

As Holmes had stated there are other forms that are not protected which are known as lewd, obscene, profane, libelous, and insulting words. The case Chaplinsky v New Hampshire in 1942 determined that fighting words and other forms of speech are not protected by the First Amendment. Chaplinsky had argued that the New Hampshire law violated his Fourteenth Amendment which prohibits states from infringing on citizens’ fundamental freedoms and as a result, kept him from exercising his First Amendment rights of free speech. While states are not allowed to inhibit expression of ideas, the Court did not convict him for the expression of his ideas but because his words (calling religion a ‘racket’ and a city marshal ‘damned racketeer’ and ‘damned fascist’)

“The Coddling of the American Mind”, was quite an interesting article to read. Many thoughts were forming in my head after every sentence or paragraph in which I’ve read. In the article Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt explained an issue that many college students are becoming overly sensitive about many discomforting topics and why it is causing a great damage to protect words that are being used that may cause microaggressions amongst college students. With generations changing and with new ideas forming, many are being cautious within their act. Throughout the article, both authors shared behaviors that were observed on college campuses.

The procedurals rights for The Fourth Amendment is freedom from unreasonable search and seizures without warrant or probable cause, a judge sign warrants only if it stipulates that the concerning area or material articles and particular persons are seized. Searches are the intrusion into an individual home, business, or property by law enforcement officers to prove with evidence the crime committed. A seizure is when investigators conduct a search of a person's property and confiscate any significant evidence to the crime in violation of the criminal law (Bohm & Haley, 2011). There are two kinds of search and seized warrants the Fourth Amendment permits according to the Supreme Court, those made without or with a warrant. A warrant

Miranda rights was established in 1966. The U.S. Supreme Court decided on this after the case of Miranda v. Arizona. There was four cases that started the Miranda rights. The first case was Miranda v. Arizona which was about a immigrant who was charged with kidnapping and rape. Although the officers did not read him his rights Mr. Miranda still confessed by signing.