Bill Of Rights Flashcards
Amendment 2
Right to bear arms
Amendment 3
Not forced to quarter troops in your home
Amendment 4
Protection against search and seizure
Amendment 5
Legal rights
No double jeopardy
Don’t have to be a witness against yourself
Cannot take private property for public use without just compensation
Accused must be proven guilty without doubt
Grand jury must decide if there is evidence for a trial.
Amendment 6
Right to speedy trial
Accused has right to hear the charges, time, and place of the crime
Right to hear and question all witness
Accused has right to an attorney
Amendment 7
Civil law rights ( law suits )
People involved in civil case have right to a jury trial
After jury makes a decision no judge can overrule it
Amendment 8
Protection against cruel and unusual punishment
Protection against unnecessary high bail
What are amendments?
Amendments are a change to the constitution
How do you propose amendments?
- Proposals by congress in a 2/3 vote in each house
2. National convention called by congress by the request of 2/3 state legislatures this method has never been used
How do amendments get passed ( ratified )?
- Ratified by 3/4 of state legislatures
2. Ratified by conventions in 3/4 of the states
How many times has the constitution been amended?
27 times
What are the first 10 amendments called?
The bill of rights
What’s the 1st amendment?
The five freedoms
Freedom of religion, assembly, petition, press, and speech.
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