Bill Of Rights Flashcards
Amendment 2 (II)
The people have the right to bare arms
Amendment 1(I)
Freedom of speech, press, assembly, and periods regarding government
Amendment 3 (III)
No soldier shall enter a citizen’s house and stay there without approval from the house owner
Amendment 4 (IV)
Police cannot search your house or belonging without a Warrant.
Amendment 5 (V)
You do not have to say anything that might make you sound guilty of a crime
Amendment 6 (VI)
People have the right to a quick trail time and a public trail
Amendment 7 (VII)
People have the right to a random, fair jury
Amendment 8 (VIII)
No extensive or unreasonable bail will be set
Amendment 9 (IX)
People have more rights then just the specific ones listed in the Bill of Rights
Amendment 10 (X)
Powers that are not given to the state or federal government are the people’s powers
Nineteenth Amendment XIX
- gives women the right to vote in 1920 (early as 1848)
- provided women with suffrage
- national voting, state voting, county voting
- Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Twenty-forth amendment XXIV
- abolished poll taxes in 1964
- allowed African-Americans to vote without being restricted by the state’s rule
Twenty-sixth amendment XXVI
- Set the voting age at 18 passed in 1971
- wanted the drafting age to be consistent with the voting age 21:18
- after the Vietnam war
Civil rights
- prohibited discrimination in public facilities, employment, education, and voter registration
- eliminated discrimination by color of skin, sex, gender, religion, and national origin
Voting Rights Act
- Insured that all citizens, no matter what race, would have the opportunity to vote in 1965
