Bill of Rights Flashcards
What is the 1st Amendment?
Freedom of Speech, press religion,petition and assembly
What is the 2nd Amendment?
Right to bear arms- its the right to own a weapon
What is the 3rd Amendment?
quartering of troops- no troops during war or peace will be quartered in homes
What is the 4th Amendment?
protects against unreasonable searches and seizures- your possessions cannot be search or seized unless by a proper warrant
What is the 5th Amendment?
Rights of people accused of crimes, pleading the 5th, double jeopordy, everyone has a right to due process of law
What is the 6th Amendment?
Right to a speedy public trial
What is the 7th Amendment?
Trial by Jury in Civil Cases
What is the 8th Amendment?
Limits of fines and punishments-cruel and unusual punishment
What is the 9th Amendment?
Rights of the people even if it’s not listed
What is the 10th Amendment?
U.S. Gov’t and states share power
Which two freedoms guaranteed in the bill of rights are exercised in a protest with a speaker talking against the government?
Freedom of Speech and the Right to Assemble
Federalism is the shared power betweeen_______ & ______ governments.
National and State governments
If the judicial branch of the government was eliminated, which of the following would be the effect?
There would be no one to interpret the laws- decide if laws are constitutional or not.
Each branch of government does something different. The branch that creates laws is:
The Legislative Branch
A system of checks and balances was included in the United States Constitution because the authors were concerned about
one branch of government becoming too strong
