1st and 2nd
Amendments
Amendments
What rights does the 1st Amendment protect for citizens?
Protect Freedom of Religion, Speech, Petition, Press, and Assembly
What does the 3rd amendment protect citizens from?
The government can't house troops in private homes without permission.
The 5th Amendment guarantees the right to... what?
To be tried only once for the same offense.
(Double Jeopardy)
What does the 7th amendment protect?
The right to a trial by Jury, in civil cases over $20.00
What does the 9th Amendment declare?
People have rights not listed in the Constitution
What does the 2nd amendment protect for citizens?
The right to bear arms
What does the 4th Amendment protect?
Protection against Unreasonable Search and Seizure
What does the 6th Amendment guarantee?
The 6th Amendment guarantees speedy, public, and fair trials for the accused.
What does the 8th amendment prohibit?
The eighth amendment prohibits the use of “cruel and unusual punishment.”
Ex.) An unpaid speeding ticket should not result in a 30-year prison sentence.
The 10th Amendment states...
Powers not given to the federal government belong to the states.
What does the Establishment Clause of the 1st Amendment prohibit?
A state-sponsored religion
The establishment clause prohibits the federal government from creating or supporting a national religion.
The 3rd Amendment was a response to which piece of British legislation?
The Quartering Act
The 3rd Amendment prohibits the government from housing soldiers in someone’s home without permission.
How does the 5th Amendment protect citizens' property?
The government may only take a citizen’s private property for public use if they pay the owner the property’s fair market value.
What are the two clauses of the 7th Amendment?
The Preservation Clause and the Re-examination Clause
-The Preservation Clause states which cases must receive a civil jury.
-The Re-examination clause states that no fact tried by a jury can be re-examined in any Court of the United States
Why was the 9th Amendment added to the constitution?
The Anti-Federalists feared that the federal government would take all the power and oppress other people.
How can you violate the 1st Amendment?
You can be prosecuted for forms of speech such as plagiarism, violence, and slander.
Ex.) Saying fire when there is no fire.
How does the 4th Amendment limit how evidence can be gathered for use in a criminal proceeding?
The 4th Amendment guards against unreasonable searches and seizures by requiring a judicially sanctioned warrant that is supported by probable cause.
What would happen without the 5th Amendment?
Criminal defendants could be held indefinitely under unproven criminal accusations.
What are two examples of cruel and unusual punishment?
More than one right answer...
Ex. Execution of those who are insane
Ex. Handcuffing a prisoner to a bar exposed to the sun for several hours.
What is the relationship between the 10th Amendment and the elastic clause?
The necessary and proper clause states Congress can make the laws needed to carry out its Constitutional functions, the 10th Amendment states powers not delegated to the federal government are given to the states.
-McCulloch v. Maryland [AP Gov Required Supreme Court Cases]