vocab
free speech
The right to say our opinions, in public or in private, without fear of being stopped or punished by the government for those ideas
1st amendment
Freedom of speech, religion, assembly, press, and petition
2nd amendment
Right to bear Arms and form militias
the 3 civil war ammendments
13, 14, 15
suffrage
right to vote
libel
Written untruths that are harmful to a person’s reputation
3rd amendment
Forbids peacetime quartering of troops in people’s homes
5th amendment
Protects several rights of an accused person; no one can be tried for a serious crime without an indictment; protects against double jeopardy; protects an accused person’s right to remain silent; guarantees due process; limit’s the government’s use of eminent domain
Dr. King expressed hope for racial equality in this speech
poll tax
sum of money required by voters before they are permitted to cast a vote
probable cause
Strong reasons to think that a person or property was involved in a crime
4th amendment
Protects Americans against unreasonable searches and seizures
6th amendment
The Accused has a right to a speedy and public trial by a jury of their peers; and also has the right to a lawyer
freedom of assembly
what is the right to meet without government interference
19th amendment
gave women the right to vote
search warrant
what is a court order allowing law-enforcement officers to search a suspect’s home or business and take specific items as evidence
10th amendment
Any powers the Constitution does not specifically give to the federal government belongs to the states and the people
8th amendment
Prohibits excessive bail and cruel or unusual punishment
freedom rides
bus rides in the south that white and black people went on because they wanted to end segregation in bus stations
13th amendment
ended slavery
civil liberties
what are freedoms to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair legal treatment
7th amendment
Largely concerns civil cases (lawsuits)
9th amendment
All rights not spelled out in the Constitution are retained, or kept by the people
The year residents of Washington D.C. gained the right to vote in national elections
what is 1961
the 13th amendment did not guarantee full rights for black people