Amendments Flashcards
1st Amendment
Freedom of:
Speech, Press, Religion, Assembly, Protest
2nd Amendment
Right to Bear Arms, Militia
3rd Amendment
No quartering of soldiers in peace time (at citizens homes)
4th Amendment
Lawful Search and Seizures (by the government)
- Search Warrants
Due Process of Law
5th Amendment
Protection against Self-Incrimination
- No Double Jeopardy
6th Amendment
Right to a Speedy Trial
- Public
- Impartial
- Face Accusors
- Assistance of Council
- Notice of Charges (Against Defendant) “What they are accused of doing”
Lots of rights for the defendant
7th Amendment
Right to a Trial by Jury
of ones peers
8th Amendment
No Cruel & Unusual Punishment
- No excessive Bail
9th Amendment
Rights not listed in the Constitution do exist
10th Amendment
Any rights not in the Constitution are up to the States
11th Amendment
Prohibits citizens of one state or foreign country from suing another state
12th Amendment
Separation of President and VP onto 2 different ballots
13th Amendment
Abolished Slavery
- gave power to congress to enforce
14th Amendment
(1868) Citizenship, Due Process, Equal Protection
- Allowed appeal to U.S. Supreme Court
Dealt with Slavery = “Fairness”
What year was the Bill of Rights signed?
1791
