Bill of Rights Quiz Flashcards
(23 cards)
What is the 1st Amendment?
Protection of 5 rights
What is the 2nd Amendment?
Right to bear arms
What is the 3rd Amendment?
Quartering of troops
What is the 4th Amendment?
Search and Seizure
What is the 5th Amendment?
Criminal Proceedings and Eminent Domain
What is the 6th Amendment?
Criminal Proceedings
What is the 7th Amendment?
Civil cases right to trial
What is the 8th Amendment?
Punishment of Crimes
What is the 9th Amendment?
The Enumerated Rights
What is the 10th Amendment?
Powers reserved for the states
Which Amendment deals with freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition?
The First Amendment
Which Amendment deals with that no soldiers can be housed in your house?
The Third Amendment
Which Amendment deals with that one must have a warrant and show “probable cause”?
The Fourth Amendment?
What is probable cause?
Reasonable belief that a person has committed a crime
Who wrote the first ten amendments?
James Madison
Which Amendment requires a license, a federal background check , must have a permit for a concealed weapon and limits on automatic assault weapons?
The Second Amendment
Which Amendment entails
- The right to a grand jury
- Protects the accused against “double jeopardy”
- Protects against self-incrimination
- Due Process- The government must respect all legal rights of its citizens
- Eminent Domain- protects personal property- which allows for private property to be purchased for public use
The Fifth Amendment
Which Amendment entails
- The right to a speedy public trial
- Right to an impartial *petite jury (12)- decides quilt or innocence
- The accused must be informed of the crime and read their rights (Miranda Rights)
- Right to witnesses
- Right of an attorney (lawyer)
The Sixth Amendment
Which Amendment
1. right to a jury in any dispute over $30
2. Bench Trial: When you wave the right to a jury and let a judge make the ruling
Civil Case: a dispute between two or more parties involving money (Lawsuits)
Criminal Case: a case in which a person is accused of committing a crime.
The Seventh Amendment
Which Amendment
- Protects against “cruel and unusual” punishment
- est. Bail: a sum of money posted to guarantee you will appeal for your court date
The Eighth Amendment
Which Amendment
Any power or right not specifically listed in the Constitution as belonging to the federal government belongs to the individual states or the American people themselves
The Tenth Amendment
Which Amendment
Rights of the people are not limited to rights listed e Constitution (Privacy, travel, voting, etc)
The Ninth Amendment
What are the bill of rights known as?
the Soul of the Constitution
