The Bill of Rights Amendments #1-10 GET OUT FLASHCARDS!!
Bill of Rights The Bill of Rights protects citizens from government interference. Issues related to the Bill of Rights are still being applied, tested, and interpreted
AMENDMENT 1: Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press and Assembly Religion Assembly (1791) Petition Press Speech
Amendment 2: Bearing Arms (1791) What does bear arms mean? arms means firearms or guns militia- a force of armed civilians pledged to defend their community during the American revolution.-- An emergency military force that is not part of the regular army
Amendment 3: Quartering Troops (1791) Quartering means to give someone a place to stay. This was a complaint that led to the American Revolution was QUARTERING ACT. The housing of British Troops in Colonial Homes.
Amendment 4: Searches and Seizures PRIVACY (1791) persons, houses, papers, and effects (anything personal) Must have Probable Cause -reasonable suspicion Warrant will then be issued
Amendment 5 Rights of Accused Persons (1791) Can t get in trouble unless there is Proof- indictment of a Grand Jury No Double Jeopardy- cannot be tried for the same crime twice Due Process -treat all people to the same arrest, trial, procedure, etc. I Plead the 5th! - do not have to testify against yourself (self-incrimination)
Amendment 6 Right to a Speedy, Fair Trial (1791) Witnesses can testify on your behalf Miranda Rights (protecting 5th Amendment rights while in custody) you have the right to remain silent Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law you have the right to an attorney
Amendment 7 Civil Suits (1791) Civil Cases are usually about money or other wrongdoing Criminal Cases are for crimes Common law just means to look at cases that have been ruled in similar trials. (Precedent)
Amendment 8 Bail and Punishment (1791) Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Amendment 9: Powers Reserved to the People (1791) Constitution shall uphold peoples individual rights
Amendment 10 Powers Reserved to the States (1791) Powers not listed in Constitution are left to the states or people to decide
Other Amendments 11-27 The Constitution has adapted to social changes and historical trends Amendments 11-27 show that the Constitution is a LIVING DOCUMENT
Amendment 11: Suits Against States (1795) Immunity of states to foreign suits In the most simple terms it means that a state is immune from law suits arising from other states. An example would be a citizen of California would not be able to sue the State of Nevada for a harm that occurred outside the state of Nevada.
Amendment 12: Election of President and Vice President (1804) How we elect our President and Vice-President 538 Electors in Electoral College 270 needed to become President What if Republicans get 200, Democrats get 240, and a 3rd party gets 98? *House of Reps decides president*
Amendment 13 Abolition of Slavery (1865) abolish = outlawed 1st of Civil Rights Amendments 13,14,15
Amendment 14 Rights of Citizens (1868) Regardless of race, all people born or naturalized in the U.S. shall be treated the same under any law
Amendment 15 The Right to Vote (1870) Right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
Amendment 16 Income tax (1913) Congress has the power to tax
Amendment 17 Direct election of senators (1913) This allowed the people to elect senators, 2 per state Previously were elected by state legislators
Amendment 18 Prohibition of Alcoholic Beverages(1919) Illegal to make, sell, use, or buy alcohol
Amendment 19 Woman Suffrage (1920) Suffrage means VOTE
Amendment 20 LAME-DUCK Amendment (1933) The period of time in-between election and when term ends for someone (Pres.) that is not going to rule anymore. Example-November 8, 2016 Trump Elected. January 20th is when he started. LAME DUCK is Obama s time in office during that period
Amendment 21 Repeal of Prohibition (1933) Repeal = cancel, get rid of legalization of alcohol
Amendment 22 Limit on Presidential Terms (1951) No person shall serve more than two terms as president or a maximum of 10 years
Amendment 23 Presidential Electors for the District of Columbia (1961) Gives the people living in Washington D.C. electoral votes in an election because they do not belong to any state.
Amendment 24 Abolition of the Poll Tax (1964) This started completely FREE ELECTIONS Some states had a tax to pay when voting and poor people could not afford
Amendment 25 Presidential Disability, Succession (1967) If the President cannot complete the term, this amendment provided a list of succession
Amendment 26 18-year-old-vote (1971) Vietnam draft was the debate at this time, 18-year-olds could be drafted into military and possibly die but didn t have the right to vote
Amendment 27 Restraint on Congressional Salaries (1992) Up to this time (1992) Congress voted on their own salaries. They still can! But they have to get re-elected to receive it the next term.