PARTS OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT
The right of the people to peaceably gather (and then petition)
Freedom to Assemble
Freedom of religion, speech, press, petition, and assembly
The First Amendment
The right to a speedy trial, fair jury, and lawyer
The Sixth Amendment
Weeks vs US: Police officers used Weeks' hidden key to break into his house without a warrant
The Fourth Amendment
Waters-Pierce Oil Co. vs Texas: Waters-Pierce Oil Company fined $5000 for each day they broke the law ($1.6 million bail)
The Eighth Amendment
-Congress cannot establish a national religion -Congress cannot forbid people from practicing their own religion
Freedom of Religion
No double jeopardy, you don't have to be a witness against yourself
The Fifth Amendment
Prevents excessive bail, fines, and punishments
The Eighth Amendment
Miller vs US: Miller caught transporting an unregistered sawed-off shotgun across state line
The Second Amendment
Gideon vs Wainwright: Gideon forced to act as his own attorney
The Sixth Amendment
The right to state your ideas without being stopped or punished
Freedom of Speech
The right to keep and bear arms
There are other rights besides the ones listed in the constitution
The Ninth Amendment
Public school students wore black armbands to protest the Vietnam War
The First Amendment
Murphy vs NCAA: Does the US federal government have the right to control state lawmaking?
The Tenth Amendment
Journalists cannot get in trouble for doing their job
Freedom of Press
You don't have to let soldiers stay in your home
The Third Amendment
Any power not given to the federal government belongs to the people or states
The Tenth Amendment
A family in Henderson, Nevada, sued the city, claiming police officers occupied their home without permission
The Third Amendment
Griswold vs Connecticut: Griswold arrested for providing illegal contraception
The Ninth Amendment
The right to file a complaint about the government
Freedom to Petition
Police cannot search you or your house without a warrant
The Fourth Amendment
The Seventh Amendment
Vogt vs Hays, Kansas: The city of Hays pressured Vogt into making incriminating statements and used these statements to bring a criminal case against him
The Fifth Amendment
Doctor fought for jury trial and lost, process of defending will continue in a civil bench trial
The Seventh Amendment