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The first 10 amendments are called the...
The Bill of Rights
What is a jury?
A group of citizens who decide on a court case
This amendments gives citizens the right to bear arms, the right to own a gun.
The 2nd amendment
This amendment guarantees a right to a jury trial in civil cases
The 7th Amendment
What is a warrant?
Issued by a court or judge, this Allows the police to legally arrest, search or seize
The 5 freedoms guaranteed under the First Amendment are...
Speech, assembly, petition, press, religion?
This amendment protects you from unreasonable search or seizure of your person, devices, house, papers, etc.
The 4th Amendment
This amendment outlaws cruel and unusual punishments
What is the Eighth Amendment?
This allows newspapers and other agencies to report or print news and express opinions, freedom of the ______, 1st amendment, starts with a P.
Freedom of the press?
This allows people to gather in groups, like at a large school assembly. What amendment is it in?
Freedom of assembly in the 1st amendment
Reserves for the states the powers not granted to the federal government, a catch all amendment
The 10th amendment
You are told you must wait 3 years for a trial by a jury. This amendment prevents that from happening. (Hint: speedy trial)
The 6th Amendment, speedy trial.
States that other rights and liberties not listed in the Constitution are kept by the people.
What is the 9th amendment?
This allows people to ask the government to correct or change ideas they do not agree with, protest/strike
Freedom of petition
If a defendant cannot afford one of these, one will be provided for them by the government, someone's job, another name is attorney.
Lawyer
You are driving with your friends in your car and are stopped by the police. This amendment protects you from an unreasonable search.
The 4th amendment
The Constitutional Amendment that gives you "the right to remain silent." (It also says you can't be tried twice for the same crime or be deprived (not given) of life, liberty or property without "due process of law".)
The 5th Amendment
Gives the people the right to peaceably assemble.
What is the 1st amendment?
True or False: The 2nd amendment protects you in this situation: The government wants to take your home to build a road. Eminent domain guarantees you fair compensation due to this amendment.
False
A neighbor went hunting with a gun owner's license, but the police tried to take her gun away. This protects her right to own a gun.
The 2nd Amendment
The Bill of Rights is important because...
You can know what you are entitled to, and protect yourself!
The Constitutional Amendment that prevents citizens from being forced to house soldiers unless they want to.
The 3rd Amendment?
The individual responsible for swearing in each witness in a trial, courtroom police officer. (JT's mock trial job that starts with a B)
Who is the Baliff?
What is due process?
This means people are given a trial by jury and can be provided a lawyer.
A police officer pulls you over for speeding and swerving all over the road. He is allowed to search your car because of this.
Probable cause