POLS 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Hardcore Pornography, Jury Trial, Due Process

• School: KSU
• Department: Political Science and International Affairs
• Course: POLS 1101
• Professor: Stephen Mc Kelvey

Document Summary

~ civil liberties- rights to be free of government interference- accorded to an individual by the constitution: free speech, free press, etc. ~ article 1 section 9- no bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed: protects civil liberties in court. ~ article 3 section 3- treason- defined as one levying war against us or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to same overt act or on confession in open court. Problem deciding which rights were fundamental : entire bill of rights applied to the state except. 3rd amendment- right not to have soldiers forcibly quartered. 5th amendment- right to be indicted by a grand jury before being tried for a serious crime. 7th amendment- the right to a jury trial in civil cases.