Ammendments 1 - 10 Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Congress cannot make a law that affects the establishment of religion, restricts a person’s right or the press’s right to free speech, or restricts the right of people to gather together in a peaceful manner.
2
Citizens have the right to own guns.
3
During times of peace soldiers cannot take up residence in someone else’s house without that owner’s permission.
4
A person, his house and belongings cannot be searched or taken, and he cannot be given a warrant without good reason
5
You cannot be tried for a serious crime without a Grand Jury deciding there is enough evidence for a trial.
6
A person should be given a speedy and public trial by a jury of his peers in the state and district where he committed the crime.
7
A person has the right to a jury in a civil case where more than $20 is being disputed.
8
Excessive bail and/or fines shall not be ordered, and cruel and unusual punishments can’t be imposed
9
You have rights beyond those listed in the Constitution.
10
Areas and laws that aren’t governed or prohibited directly by the Constitution may be made by individual states