Bill of Rights- Chapt. 4, Section 1

Question 1

Civil Liberty

Answer 1

The freedoms we have to think and to act without interference from the government or without fearing that we will be treated unfairly. .

Question 2

1st amendment

Answer 2

The freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, freedom to petition the government, and the freedom of religion.

Question 3

2nd amendment

Answer 3

The right to bare arms.

Question 4

3rd amendment

Answer 4

Places restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner’s consent.

Question 5

4th amendment

Answer 5

No officer can search a person’s home or property without a search warrant

Question 6

5th amendment

Answer 6

A person cannot be compelled by the government to provide incriminating information about themselves. (“I plead the fifth”)

Question 7

6th amendment

Answer 7

Any person has the right to a speedy and fair trial, the right to a lawyer, and the right to call witnesses.

Question 8

7th amendment

Answer 8

Civil cases have a right to be decided by a jury in federal court.

Question 9

8th amendment

Answer 9

Forbids “cruel and unfair” punishment.

Question 10

9th amendment

Answer 10

People’s rights are not limited to what is in the Bill of Rights. May not deny those rights just because they are not spelled out in the Constitution.

Question 11

10th amendment

Answer 11

Any powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or the people.

Question 12

Establishment clause in the 1st amendment

Answer 12

Prohibits the government from “establishing” a religion.

Question 13

John peter Zenger trial

Answer 13

One of the most important events in shaping American thinking toward freedom of speech prior to and after the adoption of the 1st amendment.

Question 14

Grand jury purpose

Answer 14

The grand jury review all the evidence against an accused person before deciding to indict him or her.

Question 15

Free speech

Answer 15

We can freely state our opinions, in public or in private, without fear of being punished by the government.

Question 16

Censorship

Answer 16

To ban printed materials or films because they have alarming or offensive ideas.

Question 17

Petition

Answer 17

A formal request for the government to act.

Question 18

Slander

Answer 18

Spreading lies that will harm a person’s reputation.

Question 19

Libel

Answer 19

If lies that will harm a person’s reputation are printed it is the crime of libel.

Question 20

Accused

Answer 20

People officially charged with crimes.

Question 21

Probable clause

Answer 21

Strong reasons to think that the person or property was involved in a crime.

Question 22

Search warrant

Answer 22

This court order allows officers to search a suspect’s home, business, or other property and take certain items as evidence.

Question 23

Indictment

Answer 23

A document issued by the grand jury that formally charges someone with a crime.

Question 24

Double jeopardy

Answer 24

Putting someone on a trial for a crime they were previously found innocent for.

Question 25

Self-incrimination

Answer 25

The act of incriminating oneself by providing information that will suggest your involvement in a crime.

Question 26

Due process

Answer 26

Following set legal procedures.

Question 27

Eminent domain

Answer 27

The government’s right to take away private property, usually land, for public use.

Question 28

Bail

Answer 28

Sum of money used as a security deposit.

Question 29

Patriot Act

Answer 29

U.S. law granting law enforcement more powers to prevent terrorist attacks.

Question 30

Tinker v. Des Moines School District

Answer 30

A group of public school students were asked to remove their black armbands as they were “disturbing influences” at school when peacefully protesting. Once they refused to take them off, they were suspended. Their parents protested the suspensions in Federal Court. They contended that the student’s First Amendment right of free speech had been violated.

Question 31

How might probable cause affect what police officers can and cannot do?

Answer 31

Probable cause is a requirement in criminal law that must be met before a police officer can make an arrest, conduct a search, seize property, or get a warrant.

Question 32

Why does assigning bail ensure that an accused person will appear in court?

Answer 32

It creates a financial penalty if they do not show up for court.

Question 33

How does the Bill of Rights protect a person accused of a crime from being tortured and ensure him or her a right to a fair trial?

Answer 33

The Fifth Amendment states that no one can be tried for a serious crime without an indictment and the Sixth Amendment protects their right to a fair trial.

Question 34

Why do you think there is a debate over the rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment?

Answer 34

I think there is a debate over the rights guranteed by the Second Amendment because a lot of people get killed by guns and the Second Amendment protects our right to own a gun, so I think a lot of people think if we eliminate the Second Amendment no more shootings will occur.

Question 35

What amendments have to do with the rights of the accused?

Answer 35

The 4th,5th,6th, & 8th amendments all protect the rights of the accused.

Question 36

Who must issue a search warrant?

Answer 36

A judge