1st and 2nd
Amendment
Amendment
This amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and the right to petition the government.
What is the First Amendment
This amendment prohibits soldiers from being quartered in any house during peacetime without the owner's consent.
What is the Third Amendment
This amendment protects against being forced to testify against yourself in a criminal case.
What is the Fifth Amendment
This amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial in civil cases where the dispute is over a certain monetary amount.
What is the Seventh Amendment
According to the Tenth Amendment, which entity is granted powers not specifically listed for the federal government?
what is he states or the people
These are some types of speech not protected by the First Amendment?
What is limitations on speech including violence, defamation, and obscenity.
In the Third Amendment, the term for housing and feeding soldiers is this.
What is Quartering
A person cannot be tried for the same crime twice, even if new evidence emerges. This is the principle of?
What is Double Jeopardy?
This amendment was ratified on December 15, 1791, and is often called the "Civil Jury" amendment.
What is the Seventh Amendment
Which amendment establishes that just because a right isn't listed in the Constitution doesn't mean it doesn't exist
What is the Ninth Amendment
This amendment prohibits Congress from establishing a religion or restricting its free exercise.
What is the first amendment and the free exercise clause
This amendment protects people from "unreasonable searches and seizures".
What is the Fourth Amendment
This part of the Fifth Amendment ensures legal fairness and that the government must respect all legal rights owed to a person.
What is due process of law
This amendment prohibits excessive bail or fines and cruel and unusual punishments.
What is the Eighth Amendment?
The Tenth Amendment was created to address fears that the new federal government would have too much power. It's a safeguard that reserves what for the states and the people
What is Powers
This amendment is often cited in debates about gun control and is based on the idea of a well-regulated militia.
What is the Second Amendment
To obtain a search warrant, police must have enough evidence to satisfy this legal standard.
What is probable cause
The Sixth Amendment ensures that a criminal trial is not delayed indefinitely and is conducted in a timely manner.
What is the right to a speedy trial
Which part of the Eighth Amendment is often considered the most controversial and is the subject of ongoing debate over its meaning?
What is the cruel and unusual punishments clause
The common purpose of both the 9th and 10th Amendments is to protect rights that are not explicitly mentioned in this document.
What is the Constitution
This amendment is limited by factors such as age restrictions, felony convictions, and the prohibition of certain weapons.
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In the 2018 case Carpenter v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled that police must obtain this to access a suspect's historical cell site location information.
What is a warrant?
While both amendments are crucial for criminal defense, this one is more directly associated with the rights of the accused during the trial itself, including the right to a lawyer and a speedy trial.
What is the Sixth Amendment
Excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishments are forbidden by this amendment.
What is the Eighth Amendment
The 10th Amendment was enacted because this group was fearful of the federal government gaining too much power.
What are the states