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MPTC CONSTITUTIONAL LAW CURRENTLY TESTING LATEST UPDATED VERSION WITH RATIONALES
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MPTC CONSTITUTIONAL LAW CURRENTLY TESTINGLATEST UPDATED
2024-2025 VERSION WITH RATIONALES
Three sources of law
Constitutional law statutory law common-law
Constitutional law
Basic fundamental law of land. Not a lot of change also interpretations of supreme law of land
Statutory law
Written will of legislative body detailed Congress courts interpret ordinances
Common-law
Old laws and written into statutes source ancient England
Describe how First Amendment affects the law enforcement function
Protect speech press religion assembly petition
Four criminal and civil consequences law-enforcement officers face
One criminal prosecution
two suppression of evidence
Three departmental discipline
four civil liability
First Amendment doesn't protect
Threat. fight words incendiary speech. obcenity
law enforcement authority for city police
1 mile pass the borders, city property, any crime committed within city
Constitutional law
Basic law of the land
supreme law of the land
Codified
Old law written into statutes
, Statutory law
Elected legislator Gen. assembly
Constitutional law
Judicial interpretations
Codified. common law
Conspiracy ,minvoluntary manslaughter larceny
Seven articles of the U.S. Constitution
Article one establishes functions of Congress
Article 2 establishes executive branch
Article 3 judicial powers
Article 4 States owe to each other
Article 5 amend the Constitution
Article 6 supreme law
Article 7 ratification historical
habeas corpus
Found in the body of constitution designed to protect means have the body
Commands government officials to bring prisoner before judge to determine legality of the
detention
Four procedural safeguards to persons accused of crimes
Habeas corpus
Right to a jury
Bills of attainder
Ex post facto laws
Bills of attainder
Punishment. Without a conviction through judicial proceedings
Ex post facto
illegal laws that and make certain conduct illegal after-the-fact
Bill of rights
First 10 amendments to the Constitution restrict government actions
Selective incorporation
Good for federal is good for state. 14 th amendment
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