Amendment 5
When you do not want to testify against yourself you can say...
"I plead the 5th!"
What does the 6th amendment protect?
You have the right to speedy trial, your must be told of the charges, you must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one.
What does the 8th amendment protect?
No excessive bail and no cruel and unusual punishment.
What does the 9th amendment talk about?
The rights reserved to states.
What amendments have to do with the rights of the accused?
4-8
What is being tried for the same crime twice called? And can you be tried twice for the same crime?
Double jeopardy
No
In your trial you must have a _____ jury
impartial
What is bail?
Is the price a person must pay to be release from jail while awaiting trial.
What does this allow states to do?
It allows them to grant more rights than given under the constitution.
What amendments protect property and how? (There are 3.)
3-You do not have to house soldiers
4You can say no to searches and seizures if they have no warrant.
4-Govenmane can only take your property if they give you a reasonable price.
What must you have before you are convicted?
Due process of law
What does the 7th amendment protect?
How is bail set?
Based on the seriousness of the crime and likelihood of fleeing.
What are 2 examples?
Gay marriage, Driving age, drinking age, abortion limitations.
What is due process?
It is following every step in a case.
If the case involves more than $75,000 you have to have a...
jury
When is bail money returned?
At the end of a persons trial.
What does the 10th amendment talk about?
The rights reserved to the people.
What can the government not take away unless they pay?
Your land
What is a civil case?
A case between two parties.
What is a example of a cruel and unusual punishment?
Torture, burn alive, drawing and quartering, and taking away a person's U.S. citizenship.
If the federal government does not prohibit something then the people can do it.
Yes