The First Amendment
What is the legal age you must reach in order to exercise your First Amendment freedoms?
There is no legal age; these are guaranteed from birth.
What year was the Second Amendment adopted into the Constitution?
1791
How many amendments make up the Bill of Rights
10
What are the five distinct rights protected by the Fifth Amendment?
Grand jury for felonious charges,
prohibition of double jeopardy,
right against forced self-incrimination,
right to fair trial,
protection from seizure of private property for public use without just compensation
What year and document was the idea of Protection of Speech first introduced?
1215; Magna Carta
True or False;
The first amendment prevents employers from setting their own rules on freedoms of expression.
False
What is protected under the Second Amendment?
A well regulated Militia and the right of the people to keep and bear arms
Who drafted the Bill of Rights?
James Madison
What is the term typically used when meaning a suspect would like to remain silent to avoid any self-incrimination?
Pleading the fifth
What year was Freedom of Speech established?
1791
True or False;
The First Amendment protects students right to pray in public schools, even if there are employees such as teachers or coaches involved.
False
Does gun control violate the second amendment?
This has been undecided. There are many who feel it does and many who feel it does not depending on their stance of what "the right to keep and bear arms" truly meant by the founding fathers.
What document is owed to for the development of the Bill of Rights?
Magna Carta
What ruling determined a suspect being taken into custody must be aware of all their rights?
Miranda v. Arizona
What did the Supreme Court case Brandenburg v. Ohio determine in 1969?
Freedom of speech may be restricted when the speaker strives to provoke imminent and likely violation of the law.
What case was heard in 1907 and determined that "what constitutes as contempt. as well as the time during which it may be committed, is a matter of local law" regarding free-press?
Patterson v. Colorado
What did McDonald v. City of Chicago rule?
the right of the people to keep and bear arms applies to state and local governments as well as to the federal government.
How many amendments were originally written into the constitution?
12, but only 10 were ratified.
What is the term when a defendant is faced with a second prosecution after acquittal of the first trial?
Double Jeopardy
True or False;
Hate speech is still protected under Freedom of Speech.
True
What are the five freedoms protected by the First Amendment?
Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, and to petition the government.
What circumstances have been held as permissible for gun control?
Age, alienage, criminals, mentally ill, background checks, time/place/manner of gun use outside of the home
When is Bill of Rights Day?
December 15th
Must there be evidence of partiality or bias to remove a juror from a peremptory challenge?
No. While in peremptory challenges the judge must remove the juror without proof; however, in the case of a grand juror challenge, the challenger must establish burden of proof.
What court case defined obscenity in order to determine what is not protected by freedom of speech?
Miller v. California