The constitution and bill of rights Flashcards
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Right to bear and keep arms
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2nd amendment
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Freedom of speech, freedom of press, right to assemble and right to petition
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1st amendment
2
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Protects people from having the military stay in their homes
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3rd amendment
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No search (papers, persons,houses) and seizure without reason
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4th amendment
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Right to due process of law
- law must be followed by the government and citizens
- protection from Double Jeopardy- cannot be tried twice for the same crime
- right to “take the 5th” protects people from having to testify against themselves
- government cannot take property without paying for it. The power of the government to take property is called eminent domain
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5th amendment
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Right for trial by jury of your peers
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6th amendment
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Civil trial by jury. Civil law is not about crimes
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7th amendment
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Protects people from excessive bail
- bail is the money that the court can charge to allow an accused person to not go to jail while waiting for trial
- it also protects people from cruel and unusual punishments
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8th amendment
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Says that just because a right is not written in the constitution does not mean that people do not have the right
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9th amendment
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Says that any power that is not given to federal government in the constitution is given to either the states or the people
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10th amendment
