Rights and History
What is the name given to the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
Bill of Rights
Name 3 freedoms protected by the 1st amendment.
Religion, press, speech, assembly, and petition
Which amendment protects people from being forced to testify against themselves and from double jeopardy?
5th amendment
Which amendment protects people from unreasonable search and seizures?
4th Amendment
Which amendment prevents the government from making people house soldiers in their homes during peacetime?
3rd Amendment
Who proposed the set of amendments that became the Bill of Rights?
James Madison
DAILY DOUBLE: Give one example from the reading of how freedom of religion is protected in public schools.
Public schools cannot require students to say prayers
What must police give people during an arrest to inform them of their rights?
The Miranda Warning
What do officials usually need from a judge before they can search someone's home?
A warrant
Which amendment protects a person's right to a jury trial in many civil cases?
7th Amendment
In what year were the Bill of Rights ratified and added to the Constitution?
1791
What does freedom of the press protect?
The right to report news and give opinions in newspapers and other media
According to the 6th amendment, name 2 rights a person has when accused of a crime.
*Right to a speedy and public trial
*Right to question witnesses
*Right to a lawyer
*Right to present witnesses
DAILY DOUBLE: What is "probable cause?"
A good reason to believe that a search will find evidence of a crime
What does the 9th amendment tell is about the list of rights in Constitution?
It says the list of rights is not complete; people have other rights not listed
Many Americans wanted a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution to protect what?
Their rights
The 1st amendment does not protect all free speech. What example from the reading that shows speech that is not protected?
Yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater when there is no danger is not protected.
What does "impartial jury" mean?
Jury members must not be prejudiced
Name one example from the reading when a search does not require a warrant.
Airport officials can search carry on luggage, police can search cars for good reason
What power does the 10th amendment say belongs to the states or to the people?
Powers not given to the national government belong to the states or the people
Explain how the courts have affected the meaning of the Bill of Rights since it was ratified?
Courts have interpreted and applied the Bill of Rights over time, expanding and clarifying how rights work in different situations.
Explain how the rights in the 1st amendment let people ask the government to make changes.
It allows people to petition and assemble so that can gather to formally ask the government to make changes
How did the Supreme Court rule about providing a lawyer to someone who cannot afford one?
The court extended the protection so the government must provide a lawyer if a person cannot afford one
If police violate the 4th amendment when they collect evidence, what happens to the evidence in court?
The evidence cannot be used in court (it is excluded)
How does the 8th amendment protect people accused or convicted of a crime?
Forbids excessive fines and cruel and unusual punishments