Amendments
1st Amendment 1791 Freedom of Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition and Religion.
2nd Amendment 1791 Right to Bear Arms
3rd Amendment 1791 Cannot be forced to Quarter troops
4th Amendment 1791 Search and Seizure only when there is reasonable cause.
5th Amendment 1791 Rights of the Accused Cannot be tried twice for a crime. Cannot be forced to testify against yourself.
6th Amendment 1791 Right to a Speedy and Fair Trial. Right to call witnesses Right to have an attorney. Informed of charges against you.
7th Amendment 1791 Civil Suits People vs. People
8th Amendment 1791 Bail and Punishment must not be excessive or unfair.
Setting Bail Crime committed. Likelihood they will appear in court. Previous history
Death Penalty Crimes (Murders) During a kidnapping or hostage taking. Using a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. Related to smuggling of illegal immigrants. Involving civil rights offenses By a federal prisoner Bank Robbery Related to rape or child molestation. Involving torture. Federal facility Murder for hire Federal judge, law enforcement officer, court officer, juror, foreign official, US national in a foreign country.
Death Penalty (Not Murder) Espionage Treason Trafficking in large quantities of drugs. Attempting or advising killing of an officer, juror, or witness
9th Amendment 1791 Powers Reserved to the People Powers not delegated to the Constitution shall not be denied to the people. Prevents any one from taking away the constitutional right of an another individual
10th Amendment 1791 Powers reserved to the states. Powers not delegated in Constitution can fall to the states. The states have every right not given to the federal gov’t. Ex: health care, marriage, divorce, education
13th Amendment 1865 Slavery Banned.
15th Amendment 1870 Right to Vote African American Males.
17th Amendment 1913 Direct Elections of Senators
19th Amendment 1920 Women get the right to vote.
26th Amendment 1971 18 year olds get the right to vote. Ratified in 6 months
Civil Rights were extended in the US after which war? Civil War
Define Suffrage: Right to vote for women
Why were the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution? To protect the rights of the people
What impact did Poll Taxes have in the South? Many African Americans couldn’t afford to pay them
Basic American Duties Obeying the law Going to School Appearing in Court
Rights that are guaranteed to all American citizens Define Civil Rights: Rights that are guaranteed to all American citizens
What is Bail? Money/property the accused gives the court to hold insuring that they will appear.
Libel vs Slander Libel is to PRINT lies about a person Slander is to SPEAK lies about a person