bill of rights Flashcards
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When was it written?
1787
What was the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
It acted as a compromise between the Federalists and the Anti-federalists
What are the 3 main categories?
Individual freedom, protections against
government abuse and power, and rights of people accused of crimes
1st Amendment
Freedom of speech, press, and assembly
2nd Amendment
Congress can’t stop people from having and carrying weapons.
3rd Amendment
You don’t have to let soldiers live in your house, except if there is a war, and even then Congress needs to pass a law and set the rules.
4th Amendment
Nobody can search your body, or your house, or your papers and things, unless they can prove to a judge that they have a good reason for the search
5th Amendment
You cannot be forced to admit you are guilty of a crime and if you choose not to, you don’t have to say anything at your trial at all; If at the end of a trial, the jury decides you are innocent, the government can’t try you again for the same crime with another jury;
6th Amendment
You have a right to have your trial soon and in public, so everyone knows what is happening; You have the right to a lawyer to help you. If you cannot afford to pay the lawyer, the government will.
7th Amendment
You also have the right to a jury when it is a civil case (a law case between two people rather than between you and the government).
8th Amendment
The government can’t make you pay more than is reasonable in bail or in fines, and the government can’t inflict cruel or unusual punishments (like torture) even if you are convicted of a crime.
9th Amendment
Just because these rights are listed in the Constitution doesn’t mean that you don’t have other rights too.
10th Amendment
Anything that the Constitution doesn’t say that Congress can do, is left up to the states and to the people.
