Amendments Flashcards
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1st Amendment
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Freedom of Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition, and Speech
2
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2nd Amendment (advocated by Thomas Jefferson for religious freedom)
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Right to keep and bear arms
3
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3rd Amendment
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Right not to quarter soldiers
4
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4th Amendment
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Protection form illegal search and seizure ( police must have a proper warrant)
5
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5th Amendment
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- Indictment by a grand jury before a trail
- Protection form self- incrimination
- Cannot be tried for the same crime twice (Double Jeopardy)
- Due process of law before punishment is invoked
- Right to own private property
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6th Amendment
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- Right to speedy, public trial with a impartial jury
- Right to have witnesses and to cross- examine hostile witnesses
- Right to have an attorney at every stage in the criminal process
7
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7th Amendment
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Right to trail by jury in civil cases heard by federal courts
8
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8th Amendments
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No excessive bail and no cruel or unusual punishment
9
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9th Amendment
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“unenumerated rights” - reserves rights to the people that are not listed in the Constitution
10
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10th Amendment
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Reserves powers that are not listed in the Constitution to the states
