1st and 2nd Amendment
This freedom allows you to practice any religion or none at all.
A: What is freedom of religion?
The Third Amendment prohibits this practice without the homeowner's consent.
A: What is quartering soldiers in private homes?
A: What is quartering soldiers in private homes?
This phrase is invoked when someone chooses not to answer questions to avoid self-incrimination.
A: What is "pleading the Fifth"?
The Seventh Amendment guarantees the right to this in certain civil cases.
A: What is a jury trial?
The Ninth Amendment protects rights not specifically listed, including this modern concept often debated in courts.
A: What is the right to privacy?
The right to peacefully gather in public spaces is protected under this First Amendment freedom.
A: What is freedom of assembly?
This document, required by the Fourth Amendment, must be obtained before searching a home.
A: What is a warrant?
The Sixth Amendment guarantees this type of trial for criminal prosecutions.
A: What is a speedy and public trial?
The Eighth Amendment prohibits this type of punishment, ensuring it's not "cruel and unusual."
A: What is excessive punishment?
The Tenth Amendment reserves powers not given to the federal government to these two entities.
A: What are the states and the people?
This Second Amendment concept is linked to the right to bear arms.
A: What is a "well-regulated militia"?
The Fourth Amendment protects against this type of government action, described as "unreasonable."
A: What are searches and seizures?
This Fifth Amendment protection prevents a person from being tried twice for the same crime.
A: What is double jeopardy?
This financial obligation, set by courts, must not be excessive according to the Eighth Amendment.
A: What is bail?
This type of commerce can be regulated by states according to the Tenth Amendment.
A: What is intrastate commerce?
The First Amendment protects this form of expression, allowing newspapers to publish without government censorship.
censorship.
A: What is freedom of the press?
In wartime, this determines how soldiers can be quartered in homes according to the Third Amendment.
A: What is the law?
According to the Sixth Amendment, this group must be impartial in a criminal trial.
A: What is the jury?
The Seventh Amendment applies to civil cases in this level of courts, not state courts.
A: What are federal courts?
The Ninth Amendment allows for this process as society changes over time.
A: What is the recognition of new rights?
This activity, protected by the Second Amendment, involves using firearms for recreation or food.
A: What is hunting (or sport shooting)?
The Fourth Amendment requires this legal standard for issuing a search warrant.
A: What is probable cause?
This Fifth Amendment right ensures fair treatment by the government before deprivation of life, liberty, or property.
A: What is due process?
According to the Eighth Amendment, punishments must be this in relation to the crime committed.
A: What is proportional?
According to the Tenth Amendment, states have the power to create their own systems for this.
A: What is education?