Bill Of Rights Flashcards
1
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1st Amendment (6 parts)
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- -Prohibits establishment of religion
- -Allows free exercise of religion
- -Allows free speech
- -Allows freedom of the press
- -The right to peaceably assemble
- -Prohibits prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances
2
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2nd Amendment
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protects the right to keep and bear arms
3
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3rd Amendment
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restricts the quartering of soldiers in private homes
4
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4th Amendment (3 parts)
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- -guards against unreasonable searches and seizures
- -requires any warrant to be judicially sanctioned and supported by probable cause
- -basis for the exclusionary rule, which mandates that evidence obtained illegally cannot be introduced into a criminal trial
5
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5th Amendment (4 parts)
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- -protects against double jeopardy and self-incrimination
- -guarantees the rights to due process
- -guarantees grand jury screening of criminal indictments
- -guarantees compensation for the seizure of private property under eminent domain
6
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6th Amendment (6 parts)
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- -right to a speedy and public trial
- -right to trial by an impartial jury
- -right to be informed of criminal charges
- -right to confront witnesses
- -right to compel witnesses to appear in court
- -right to assistance of counsel
7
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7th Amendment (2 Parts)
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- -guarantees jury trials in federal civil cases that deal with claims of more than twenty dollars
- -prohibits judges from overruling findings of fact by juries in federal civil trials
8
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8th Amendment (2 parts)
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- -forbids the imposition of excessive bails or fines
- -forbids cruel and unusual punishment
9
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9th Amendment (2 part)
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- -declares that there are additional fundamental rights that exist outside the Constitution
- -The rights enumerated in the Constitution are not an explicit and exhaustive list of individual rights
10
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10th Amendment
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–powers not granted to the federal government by the Constitution, nor prohibited to the states, are reserved to the states or the people.
