Amendments and Rights Flashcards
First Amendment
Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, Petition, and Peaceful Assembly
Second Amendment
Right to Keep and Bear Arms
Third Amendment
Forbids the Quartering of Soldiers in Private Homes w/o Permission
Fourth Amendment
- Forbids “Unreasonable” Search and Seizures
- Requires Probable Cause for Arrest
Fifth Amendment
Right to a Grand Jury, Indictment, Information, Double Jeopardy, Hung Jury, Acquittal, Dual- Sovereignty Doctrine, Due Process, and Privilege Against Self- Incrimination,
Sixth Amendment
Right to a Speedy, Public Trial, and Right to Counsel
Seventh Amendment
Right to Trial by Jury in Civil Lawsuits
Eighth Amendment
Forbids Excessive Bail, and Cruel and Unusual Punishments
Ninth Amendment
Right to Privacy
Tenth Amendment
- Federal Govt. does not have authority unless given by Constitution
- Rights are not delegated to the Fed. Govt. but are Reserved for States and Citizens
Eleventh Amendment
Forbids the Suing of a State by a non- State resident
Twelfth Amendment
Regards to the Electoral College
Thirteenth Amendment
Abolished Slavery
Fourteenth Amendment
Citizenship Rights, Equal Protects, Apportionment, and Civil War Debt
Fifteenth Amendment
Everyone Has the Right To Vote and Cannot be Discriminated Against