Bill of Rights and Amendments
What is the bill of rights?
The first 10 amendments in the Constitution.
Who Wrote the bill of rights
James Madison
What does each of these bills say?
1.Freedom of speech,press,religion,assembly,and petition
2.Right to bear arms
3.Citizens do not have to house soldiers
4.No unreasonable search or arrest
5.No double jeopardy or no witness against yourself
6.Rights of accused in criminal cases to fair trial
7.Trial by jury
8.No excessive bail fines or cruel and unusual punishment
9.Certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people
10.The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively
When did the bill of rights get rewritten
Sep. 9,1789
Why was the bill of rights written?
To protect basic right of the US citizens
What is Judicial Review?
It's a process under which executive or legislative actions are subject to review by the Judiiary.
When did the bill of rights get written
Dec. 15, 1791
What are the goals of the Bill of Rights?
Guarantees Civil rights and liberties to an individual
How does a bill become a law
Starts idea from a town then they tell a local fed. and is written down to be sent to the house of reps.After they send it to the house of reps where they discuss about it and take a vote. if its no the its dead if yes sent to the senate where they vote if yes goes to president and if no goes to back to the house where they re-vote and if the president signs it then its law but if its not signed it vetoed and has to be overridden to be law
How does the system of checks and balances work
each branch of the government with individual powers to check other branches and make sure none of them get too powerful.
Violated the bill of rights?
The federalists opposed including a bill of rights on the ground that it was unnecessary.
How many Amendments are there in total?
27 Amendments
what types of bill muse begin in the house
All bills for raising revenue
Why was the Constitution written this way?
To create a government with enough power to act on a national level.
In addition to the Bill of Rights what do the following very important amendments say?(13,14,18,19,21,and 26)
13.The Constitution of the USA that formally abolished slavery.
14.Granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and Enslaved people.
18.Prohibited selling drugs.
19.Women's right to vote.
21.Repealing the 18th Amendment and bringing an end to the era of national prohibition of alcohol in America.
26.To vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United states.