Bill of fights Flashcards
1st amendments
Freedom of expression ,religion,speech,press,assembly, and petition
2nd Amendments
protects the rights of individual citizens and keep and bear arms .Establishes a miltia that is
3rd Amendments
Prohibits soldiers from temporarily residing (quartering ) in private homes during peacetime without getting the permission and consent of the owner
4th Amendments
Protects people right to privacy,prohibits unreassonable searches and seizures by the government
5th Amendments
No person tried without the grand jury indictment or punished twice for the same offense.prohibits being a witness against yourself and guaranrees “due prscess of law “
6th Amendments
rights of accused in criminal cases,including legal representation and a fair and speedy trial
7th Amendments
Guarantees a trail by jury
8th Amendments
insures that punishments for crimes,including legal representation and a fair and speedy trail
9th Amendments
people retain not listed in the united states constitution
10th amendments
power not given to the federal government is given to people or states government
11th Amendment
Individual cannont sue a states in federal courts
12 Amendment
Repeals parts of article 2, section 1, of the constitution .Electoral college must cast separate ballots for president and vice president .in 1800 ,there was difficulty when Thomas jefferson and Aron burr received the same amount of votes in the college,even though the electors meant burr’s votes to be for the posstiton of vice president .
13th Amendment
Ab olished slavery and involuntary servitude