Amendments 1-3
The rights protected under the 1st Amendment.
What is freedom of religion, speech, the press, peaceful assembly, and government petition?
The police must have this to conduct searches and seizures.
What is probable cause or a search warrant?
The 8th Amendment protects against this kind of punishment.
What is cruel and unusual punishment?
These powers are reserved to the states.
What are powers not enumerated in the Constitution?
This amendment abolished slavery.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This clause forbids Congress from establishing a national religion.
What is the Establishment Clause?
This clause prevents illegally obtained evidence from being used in court.
What is the Exclusionary Clause?
These rights are retained by the people.
What are fundamental rights not enumerated in the Constitution?
A state cannot be sued by a person of this status.
What is a resident of another state or a foreign country?
The 15th Amendment forbids denying the right to vote based on these things.
What is race, color, and previous condition of servitude?
The quartering of troops is forbidden under these circumstances.
What is during peacetime and without consent?
The accused must be informed of this prior to a trial.
What is the exact nature of the charges against them?
The government cannot impose these excessively.
What are fines and bail?
Electors cast votes separately for these two positions.
What is the President and Vice President?
All persons born or naturalized in the United States are entitled to this.
What is equal protection under the law?
The 3rd Amendment was intended to prevent these.
What are the quartering of troops and standing armies?
The accused has the right to this kind of trial.
What is a speedy and public trial by jury?
The right to this is preserved in federal civil cases.
What is a trial by jury in a federal court?
This amendment ensures that the President and Vice President are of the same party.
What is the 12th Amendment?
The 14th Amendment prohibits states from acting in this way.
What is discrimination and unfair?
Q: The 2nd Amendment was created for this reason.
What is to allow citizens to bear arms as a check against federal tyranny and to provide for the common defense?
Required to be tried for federal crimes.
What is an indictment by a grand jury?
This clause prevents judges from overturning a jury’s findings of fact.
What is the Re-examination clause?
This was the cause for the 12th Amendment.
What are political parties?
The legal doctrine by which the Bill of Rights was applied to state governments.
What is the process of incorporation?