POL 374 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Fourteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution, Jury Trial, Case Government

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 374
• Professor: Sylvia Thompson

Document Summary

What can government do or not do. Trial in the area where the crime was committed. Confront witnesses and have witnesses for them. Can be interpreted in multiple ways, arguing for years about what each word, phrase really means. Federal courts play a role in deciding an interpretation. Do not have to testify against yourself, self incrimination. Double jeopardy, can not be tried again for the same crime. Right to a jury trial in a civil case. Government provides a forum to allow individuals to sue each other. Bail cant be excessive either, enough money for defendant to come back after being released for jail while awaiting trial. Excessive is vague, different amounts of money for different people to be an efficient incentive. Does not mean you have the right to bail, but if they give you bail it cannot be excessive. Other rights that may exist aside from ones explicitly mentioned.