Quiz UI#3 Amendments- Bill Of Rights Flashcards
Amendment 1
Prohibits any laws against religion Infringing of Press Free Speech Peaceful assembly Politics- petition against government
Amendment 2
Protects the right to keep and bear arms and be protected by militia
Amendment 3
Prohibits quartering of soldiers without owners consent
Amendment 4
Search and seizures
-people have right to be secure in their homes
Prohibits unreasonable search and seizure without search warrant
Amendment 5
Prohibits double jeopardy and self incrimination
Due process- if they are going to do something gov must have a thorough process to take away your rights (life, liberty, property)
Eminent domain- private property taken for public use without compensation
Amendment 6
Criminal court procedures
Protects right to fair and speedy trial by grand jury- can’t hold you in jail and never get around to a trial
- Protects right to have a lawyer
Amendment 7
Provides for the right of trial by jury of peers and not judges deciding your guilt or innocence
Amendment 8
Prohibits excessive fines and bail as well as cruel and unusual punishment
Ex: death penalty for jay walking
Amendment 9
Protects rights for citizens not numerated in the constitution
In case they miss something
Ex: right to privacy
Amendment 10
Protects rights for states not numerated in the constitution
Limiting the government