Bill Of Rights Flashcards
RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS
2nd amendment; right to own a gun
QUARTERING
3rd amendment; government cannot force you to house soldiers
NO ILLEGAL SEARCH AND SEIZURE
4th amendment
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
5th amendment; cannot be tried for the same crime twice
DUE PROCESS OF LAW
Government must follow certain steps from arrest to trial- 5th amendment
EMINENT DOMAIN
Government may take your property but it must be used for public good and pay fair market value ; 5th amendment
Right to remain silent
“Plead the fifth”
RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED
6th Amendment
RIGHT TO SUE IN CIVIL COURT
7th amendment
NO CRUEL OR UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT
8th amendment
9TH AMENDMENT
We have more rights that have not been listed; cant list them all
10TH AMENDMENT
Powers not listed to the federal government are reserved to the states
5 RIGHTS UNDER THE 1ST AMENDMENT
Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition, Speech