Bill of Rights
What are your First Amendment Rights?
Freedom ofFreedom ofFreedom ofRight to Peacefully ________ Right to _____________the Government
First Amendment
Freedom of speechFreedom of religionFreedom of the pressRight to peacefully assembleRight to petition the government
Second Amendment“The right to keep and bear arms”
Third Amendment
Prohibits quartering (housing) soldiers during time of peace
They did not want a repeat of what the British had done to the colonists!
Fourth Amendment
Based on the right that people and their property should be secure
• Protection against unreasonable search and seizures
• Search warrants required – describe place and persons or things to be seized
• Must have probable cause
Fifth Amendment“I plead the fifth…”
Protection of citizen’s rights with regard to crime Criminal defendants have right to a grand
jury trial for an indictment (formal accusation)
Protects an accused person from self-incrimination (having to testify against oneself)
Protects people from double jeopardy Guarantees due process of law No property can be taken without just
compensation (payment) Government has the right of eminent domain
Sixth Amendment
Right to a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury
You have the right to… Hear the charges against you Have an attorney Confront your accusers Call your own witnesses
Seventh Amendment
In civil cases– A right to trial by jury in certain kinds of cases involving money ($20 or more) or property
Eighth AmendmentEighth Amendment
The court cannot set excessive bail
Cruel and unusual punishment is forbidden
Death penalty?
To Summarize 4,5,6,7,8 Amendments
Warrant needed for search
Indictment needed for trial
Double JeopardyDo not have to self-
incriminateDue ProcessSpeedy Trial
Public TrialFair JuryHear accusationsRight to an attorneyRight to have
witnessesNot excessive bailNo cruel or unusual
punishment
Ninth Amendment
Some rights are not listed in the Constitution
Just because they are not there doesn’t mean you don’t have them….
Right to privacy? Not in the constitution, but you can still claim these rights
Tenth Amendment Tenth Amendment
There are powers that are not specifically given to the federal government They belong to the states Or they belong to the people This means the states can act independently of
the federal government -- “Reserved Powers”