The First Amendment
This specific freedom allows citizens to gather peacefully in groups for protests or rallies.
What is the freedom of assembly?
If a person says "I plead the Fifth," they are refusing to do this to themselves.
What is self-incriminate?
This amendment states that citizens have the right to keep and bear arms.
What is the 2nd Amendment?
The 12th Amendment completely changed the way we elect these two executive leaders.
Who are the President and Vice President?
Definition: Fair treatment through the judicial system, meaning the government must follow all legal rules before taking away your liberty.
What is due process?
This term refers to a formal written request sent to the government to change a law or address a grievance.
What is a petition?
The 8th Amendment protects citizens from punishment that is "cruel and" this.
What is unusual?
The 3rd Amendment was written because colonists hated this British practice of forcing people to house soldiers.
What is quartering?
Under the original system before the 12th Amendment, the person who came in second place for President got this job.
What is Vice President?
Scenario: The government takes your land to build a highway but pays you a fair price for it. This power is called "eminent" this.
What is eminent domain?
The First Amendment prevents the government from establishing an official national one of these.
What is a religion?
According to the 4th Amendment, police usually need this legal document signed by a judge to search your home.
What is a warrant?
While the 6th Amendment covers criminal trials, the 7th Amendment guarantees a jury trial for this type of non-criminal lawsuit.
What is a civil trial?
The 11th Amendment heavily restricts citizens from doing this to a state government in federal court.
What is suing it?
Definition: To lessen, shorten, or cut off a right—such as "abridging" freedom of speech.
What is abridge?
This type of speech is not protected by the First Amendment and involves knowingly publishing false statements that damage someone's reputation.
What is libel? (Accept "slander"
The 5th Amendment bans this practice, which means you cannot be put on trial twice for the exact same crime.
What is double jeopardy?
The 10th Amendment says that any powers not given to the federal government belong to these entities or the people.
What are the states?
The 12th Amendment requires this group of electors to cast completely separate ballots for President and Vice President.
What is the Electoral College?
Scenario: A principal searches a student’s locker because they smell smoke. Under court rulings, school officials need "reasonable suspicion" rather than this stricter 4th Amendment standard.
What is probable cause?
The acronym R.A.P.P.S. helps students remember all five parts of the First Amendment. These are what the letters stand for.
What are Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition, and Speech?
The 6th Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy trial, a public trial, and an impartial one of these.
What is a jury?
This amendment acts as a "safety net," stating that just because a right isn't listed in the Constitution doesn't mean the people don't have it.
What is the 9th Amendment?
This legal doctrine, strengthened by the 11th Amendment, means a state cannot be sued without its own consent.
What is sovereign immunity?
Definition: A special group of citizens that looks at criminal evidence before a trial just to decide if there is enough proof to officially charge someone.
What is a grand jury?