Freedoms of the First
This freedom allows you to speak your mind about anything, especially politics.
What is Freedom of Speech?
The right you have to not answer any police questions.
What is the Right to Remain Silent (No Self-Incrimination)?
What is a warrant?
This amendment allows Americans to keep and bear arms (with some restrictions).
What is the Second Amendment?
This freedom allows you to believe in any God you want, including none at all.
What is Freedom of Religion?
If you are found "not guilty" of a crime, you cannot be tried again.
What is Double Jeopardy?
Police pull over Justin Case for speeding, and find drugs in his car. Did they need a warrant to search it?
No.
If a person is being arrested, do the police need a warrant to search them for weapons?
No.
This freedom allows you to look at any media you want, and allows people to report and comment on the news.
What is Freedom of the Press?
This right requires the government to follow all the rules when trying you for a crime. You get an impartial jury and the right to bring evidence.
What is Due Process?
If something is this, just out in the open, police do not need a warrant to see it and use it as evidence.
What is plain-view?
This amendment prevents troops from quartering in private homes.
What is the Third Amendment?
What is Freedom of Assembly?
This right allows the government to take your land for public purposes, but requires them to pay you for it.
What is Eminent Domain?
This Supreme Court case determined that police can briefly seize and search a person if they have a "reasonable suspicion" that they are doing something wrong.
What is Terry v. Ohio?
This Supreme Court case requires police officers to inform suspects of their right to remain silent and their right to an attorney, when being questioned.
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
This freedom allows you to join any group or political party you wish.
What is Freedom of Association?
This type of jury decides if there will be a trial in the first place - It does not decide whether you are guilty or innocent.
What is a Grand Jury?
This Supreme Court case determined that people have a right to privacy, even in letters and phone calls.
What is Katz v. United States?
List one type of weapon the government can restrict regular people from purchasing or making.
Automatic weapons, bombs, chemical weapons, biological weapons, sawed-off shotguns.