Amendments
What is the Amendment that Guarantees freedom of Speech?
Infringed
To violate a right
How many amendments make up the Bill of Rights?
Ten
What are the five freedoms of the 1st amendment?
Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, and Petition.
What is the 3rd Amendment?
Soldiers can not stay at your house unless you give them permission.
probable cause
Must show evidence that a crime has occurred and that the person or place to be searched is likely to contain evidence of that crime.
How Many Amendments make up the Constitution?
Twenty Seven
Bill of ?
Rights
What is the 2nd Amendment?
The Right to Bear Arms
Grand Jury
A jury that determines if there is enough evidence that a crime has occurred to justify a trial.
How many years passed before the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution ?
3 years
Changes to the Constitution
Amendments
What is the 8th Amendment?
“Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”
writ of habeas corpus
The legal process where a judge determines whether an individual is lawfully confined.
What’s The 5th Amendment?
Plead the fifth/ the right to avoid self incrimination.
The Bill of Rights were written to limit what government?
Federal
What amendment guarantees the rights of criminal defendants, including the right to a public trial without unnecessary delay, the right to a lawyer, the right to an impartial jury, and the right to know who your accusers are and the nature of the charges and evidence against you.
The 6th Amendment
search warrant
The decision to authorize a search.
Who Proposed The Bill of Rights?
James Madison
Why was the Bill of Rights Created?
The American people wanted a strong guarantee that the new government would not trample upon their newly won freedom.