What is one freedom the 1st amendment gives you?
Freedom of:
speech
religion
assembly
press
petition government
What right does the 2nd amendment give us?
The right to bear arms.
What rights does the 3rd amendment give us?
Protection against soldiers staying in our house without our permission.
What rights do the fourth amendment give us?
Protection against unreasonable search and seizure.
Protection against the issuing of warrants without probable cause.
What rights does the 5th amendment give us?
Due process
Protection against self-incrimination
Double Jeopardy
Limits eminent domain
Grand jury
If you are a reporter, can you get in trouble for doing your job? Which freedom protects you?
No, Freedom of the press
What does "bear arms" refer to in the 2nd amendment?
Is the 3rd amendment a problem we have to deal with right now in 2020?
No, soldiers are not trying to stay in our homes, without our permission.
What does the word "seize" refer to in the 4th amendment?
When a government official takes property or person into custody.
What does the government have to do if they want to take your property, because of the 5th amendment?
They have to pay you exactly what it is worth.
True or false: Every country has the same freedoms we have because of the 1st amendment.
*Bonus: Name one of those countries*
No, some countries have a big censorship problem.
*China, North Korea, South Korea, Iran
True of false: The words "bear arms" in the 2nd amendment refers to these types of arms.
FALSE!
Why was the 3rd amendment created?
Due to many soldiers quartering in citizens homes if there was not anywhere else to stay.
What is a warrant?
A document that allows for government officials to search and seize.
Can you be tried twice for the same crime?
No, the 5th amendment protects us from double jeopardy.
What does freedom of assembly allow us to do, in a peaceful manner?
PROTEST!
True or false: In the 1700s more people owned guns than they did books or chairs?
TRUE!
What does the word quartering refer to in the 3rd amendment?
To stay or be stationed in a certain place.
Who signs a warrant?
A judge!
The 5th amendment grants us "due process". What rights does this give us?
We must be notified of our crime, given a chance to be heard, and given a chance to defend ourselves.
How does the freedom to petition work? What is a petition?
A document that is signed by many people and then given to the government for their consideration.
Why did the government create the 2nd amendment?
So that in case of war they already had many people with guns.
Can you infer a synonym for the word deny?
Reject, dismiss, challenge, decline, say no, refuse, turn down
Do police or government officials always have to have a warrant to search and seize?
Which amendment do you think is the most important? Why?
Opinion based question.