Amendments 1&2
What is the 1st amendment?
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
What is the 3rd ammendment?
No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
What is the 5th amendment?
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise, infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
What is the 7th amendment?
In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
What is the 9th amendment?
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
What is the 2nd amendment?
A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
What is the 4th ammendment?
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
What is the 6th amendment?
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.
What is the 8th amendment?
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
What is the 10th amendment?
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
Why was the 1st amendment created? Why was the 2nd amendment created? (What is their historical background? )
The 1st was created to protect freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press. It also gives those in the United States the right to peacefully protest and petition the government.
The 2nd was created to allow the creation of civilian forces that can counteract a tyrannical federal government.
Why was the 3rd amendment created? Why was the 4th amendment created? (What is their historical background? )
The 3rd Amendment Was in Response to British Quartering Acts. Between 1754 and 1763, the British Empire sent tens of thousands of soldiers to its American colonies to fight the French and Indian War for control of the Ohio River valley.
Introduced in 1789, what became the Fourth Amendment struck at the heart of a matter central to the early American experience: the principle that, within reason, “Every man's house is his castle,” and that any citizen may fall into the category of the criminally accused and ought to be provided protections accordingly.
Why was the 5th amendment created? Why was the 6th amendment created? (What is their historical background? )
The 6th Amendment was created to insure a fair trial.
Why was the 7th amendment created? Why was the 8th amendment created? (What is their historical background? )
The writers of the Bill of Rights wanted to make sure that the government would not do away with a trial by jury. They were concerned that if trials were only decided by judges, the judges would side with the government, giving the government too much power.
The 8th roots from England's Glorious Revolution of 1688–89. This Article traces the historical events that initially gave rise to the prohibitions against excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishments.
Why was the 9th amendment created? Why was the 10th amendment created? (What is their historical background? )
The 9th Amendment, like its companion, the 10th, was framed by James Madison and adopted by the States simply to make clear that the adoption of the Bill of Rights did not alter the plan that the Federal Government was to be a government of express and limited powers, and that all rights and powers not delegated to it were retained by the people and the individual States.
How do the 1st and 2nd amendments affect laws? How are they applied?
1st prohibits any laws that interfere with our freedom of speech and establish a national religion, etc.
2nd prevents the government from infringing on "well-regulated militias."
How do the 3rd and 4th amendments affect laws? How are they applied?
The Third and Fourth Amendments are intended to protect citizens' rights to the ownership and use of their property without government intrusion.
How do the 5th and 6th amendments affect laws? How are they applied?
The 5th amendment affects laws because it forbids double jeopardy.
The 6th amendment affects laws because it guarantees rights to criminal defendants.
How do the 7th and 8th amendments affect laws? How are they applied?
he 7th requires civil jury trials only in federal courts.
The 8th guarantees many “freedom from” rights such as excessive bail and fines, and cruel and unusual punishments.
How do the 9th and 10th amendments affect laws? How are they applied?
The 9th provides that the enumeration of certain rights in the Constitution does not deny or disparage other unenumerated rights retained by the people
The 10th reserves to the states those powers that the Constitution neither delegates to the federal government nor prohibits to the states.
What do the 1st and 2nd Amendments protect us from?
1st protects our freedom of speech.
2nd protects our right to bear arms.
What do the 3rd and 4th Amendments protect us from?
3rd protects and prioritizes the civilian over the military.
4th protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
What do the 5th and 6th Amendments protect us from?
The 5th protects us against self-incrimination.
The 6th protects us from an unfair trial.
What do the 7t and 8th Amendments protect us from?
The 7th protects the right to criminal jury trial, but the Court has not required states to hold civil jury trials.
The 8th protects Americans from cruel and unusual punishments.
What do the 9th and 10th Amendments protect us from?
The 9th protects Americans’ other fundamental rights not specifically stated in the Bill of Rights.
The 10th protects and preserves the balance of power between the federal government and the states.