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In the 2004 case Hamdi vs. Rumsfield the Supreme Court held that citizens accused of terrorist acts are entitled to constitutional protections. Hamdi, a US citizen was captured in Afghanistan and turned over to the US Military. He was classified as a enemy combatant.
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This study is concerned with a government's power and the rights of the citizens?
Constitutional Law
Who believed additional protections in the Constitution would further secure the rights and liberties of citizens?
all anti federalist and some federalist
What did the constitutional convention do about the importation of slaves?
It allowed slavery where approved by the citizens of a state
What form of government do all citizens vote on everything?
Isn't that a constitutional Republic?
Defining the extent and limits of government power and rights of citizens is the purpose of?
Constitutional Law
How do constitutional rights impact individual citizens?
Constitutional rights provide individual citizens with protections and liberties that cannot be easily taken away by the government. These rights allow citizens to express their opinions, practice their religion, bear arms, and enjoy other freedoms without fear of government interference. Constitutional rights also provide citizens with due process and equal protection under the law, ensuring fairness and justice in the legal system.
How does Saudi Arabia's government allow citizens to participate?
It doesn't really. There are some occassional elections for local office, but the Saudi Kingdom is an autocratic kingdom without constitutional protections for its subjects.
Protections of citizens from improper government action is the definition of?
civil liberities
The protections of the Bill of Rights are extended to?
Adult citizens, born / naturalized.
What form of government is the US as a whole?
The United States of America has what is called a constitutional republic it is a state where the head of state are elected as representatives of the people, and must govern according to existing constitutional law that limits the government's power over citizens. In a constitutional republic, executive, legislative, and judicial powers are separated into distinct branches and the will of the majority of the population is tempered by protections for individual rights so that no individual or group has absolute power.
What are rights guaranteed to citizens called?
Constitutional rights
What are cases involving citizens of different states known as?
Federal cases involving citizens of different states are called "diversity" cases if that is the claimed basis for Federal court jurisdiction.
What are the rights of citizens called?
Constitutional rights are your rights as a citizen.
How did the Roman rules benefit the Roman people?
Roman law conferred rights on Roman citizens and provided protections.
How does the fourteenth amendment extend the bill of rights protections to citizens of the state?
It requires equal protection under the law.
What terrorist group hoped to deny African-American equal rights as citizens?
the KKK
What terrorist group hoped to deny African-Americans equal rights as citizens?
the KKK
