What is Democracy?
Everyone in society having formal equality of rights and privileges
First Amendment
Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Press, freedom to petition, freedom to assemble
3rd Amendment
No Quartering of Soldiers
What is the Bill Of Rights?
The first ten Amendments
2nd Amendment
Right to bear arms
4th Amendment
Right to search and seizure
How many Bill of Rights?
5th Amendment
Protects you from self incrimination, double jeopardy; the right to remain silent
6th Amendment
Right to a quick trial
How many Amendments?
27
7th Amendment
Right to a jury in civil and criminal case
8th Amendment
No cruel and unusual punishment
Example of Individual Right
Group choice
9th amendment
People are not just limited to rights in the Constitution
10th Amendment
If the federal government doesn't have a specific law it is up to the states