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| Main Amendments to focus on |
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| Amendments: Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth |
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| Fourth Amendment protects... |
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| citizens' from "unreasonable" searches and seizures, requires a search warrant to be issued based on probable cause |
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| Fourth Amendment established... |
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| Established the "exclusionary rule" barring the introduction of illegally seized evidence in a trial. |
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| Fifth Amendment provides freedom from... |
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| double jeopardy; the obligation to be a witness against oneself; capital punishment except in cases of infamous crimes; the taking of private property without just compensation; and deprivation of life, liberty or property without due process of law |
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| Sixth Amendment gives the right to... |
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| speedy trial; impartial jury; informed of the charges; confront witness against you; to have witness in your favor; and assistance of Counsel for your defense. |
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| Sixth Amendment defined... |
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| Sixth Amendment: The U.S. constitutional amendment containing various criminal trial rights, such as the right to public trial, the right to trial by jury, and the right to confront witnesses. |
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| No excessive bail or excessive fines; no cruel or unusual punishments. |
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| Does not guarantee a constitutional right to bail but, rather prohibits the use of excessive bail. |
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