Constitutional Framework (AQA A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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Year Bill of Rights added to Constitution
Year Bill of Rights added to Constitution
1791
First Amendment: three main freedoms protected
First Amendment: three main freedoms protected
Speech/expression, press, religion
Fifth Amendment right (informal name)
Fifth Amendment right (informal name)
Right not to incriminate oneself ('pleading the fifth')
Three groups lacking specific constitutional protection
Three groups lacking specific constitutional protection
People with disabilities, children, LGBTQ+ Americans
Social rights NOT in US Constitution
Social rights NOT in US Constitution
Education, healthcare, housing
Schenck v US (1919): legal test established
Schenck v US (1919): legal test established
Clear and present danger test
Morse v Frederick (2007) case subject
Morse v Frederick (2007) case subject
School speech regulation (student banner case)
Examples of elastic clauses in Constitution
Examples of elastic clauses in Constitution
Equal protection, cruel and unusual punishment
What unprotected groups rely on for rights
What unprotected groups rely on for rights
Congressional legislation or state laws
Death penalty: US vs European democracies
Death penalty: US vs European democracies
US permits it; no European democracies do