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The most important freedoms--Freedoms that you have just because you are a person. --> Natural Rights, Unalienable Rights
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of happiness, speech, assembly, religion |
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| A person's life, liberty, or property cannot be taken without a legal trial. |
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| The Supreme Court uses parts of the Bill of Rights to make decisions vs. States. Here they used the Due Process Clause from the 14th amendment (Stops state from taking away a person's right to life, liberty, or property without being fair). |
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| Saying something that is not true about another person that tries to hurt that person. |
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| Saying something about yourself that makes you look guilty |
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The rights you have because you are an American --> How you are treated by law--equal rights as others and fair treatment
trial by jury, to have a lawyer, the right to vote, the right to make a complaint to the government without being punished |
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| Writing or drawing something that is not true about another person that tries to hurt that person |
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| Government tries to news because the information could hurt the nation. |
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| If a person is tried for a crime and found not guilty, that person cannot be tried again for the same crime. |
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| Powers for the national (the entire U.S.) government |
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| Powers that the U.S. and the states share |
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| Positives of a Federal System |
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* The majority people cannot hurt the minority people (variety of choices--dorms)
* People who have different values/beliefs can live together in peace
* States can try new ideas & solutions
Encourages people to get involved |
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| Negatives of a Federal System |
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* Laws are not the same (drinking age, driving rules, job requirements)
* Tension and stress between states
* Who has the power? National or State |
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Dual Federalism
(1970 - 1933) |
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| U.S. powers vs. State Powers |
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| Regulate federalism (1960's) |
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| Money from the government given to state/local governments for a specific reason, but with very hard rules to follow. |
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New Federalism
(1968)
Devolution
( 1970's &1980's) |
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| Bring back "true" federalism--power to the state & local government. |
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