1. Review for the Regents The Bill of Rights Review Book page 9
HW: – #1-13 Multiple Choice
Vocabulary sheet – Supreme Court Cases in packet

2. 1st Amendment
Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly and petition
Not unrestricted – Schenck v. U.S. cannot create “a clear and present danger”
Religion – Engel v. Vitale – Regents prayer
Press – Hazelwood v. Kulhmeir – student newspaper.
Speech – Bethel School District v. Frazier – student speech

3. 2nd Amendment The right to possess firearms.
Added because originally only had state militia.

4. 3rd Amendment No quarter of soldiers
Added because of the Quartering Act during the American Revolution

5. 4th Amendment Protects against unreasonable searches and seizure.
N.J. v. TLO – students can be searched – need “reasonable suspicion” not “probable cause”
Vernonia v. Acton – mandatory drug testing of student athletes is allowed.

6. 5th Amendment Life, Liberty and property Due process
Issues involved in this amendment: abortion (Roe v. Wade), death penalty (In re Gault), euthanasia.

7. 6th Amendment
Trial by jury in a criminal case

8. 7th Amendment
Trial by jury in a civil case

9. 8th Amendment Prohibits excessive bail, fines and punishment.
Issue: death penalty.

10. 9th Amendment
Rights not mentioned in the Constitution belong to the people.

11. 10th Amendment
Powers not given to the national government and the people are given to the state.

12. 13, 14, 15 Civil War or Reconstruction amendments 13 – ends slavery
14 – citizenship
15 – black male suffrage

13. 18 & 21 18 – prohibition Added because of domestic violence
21 – repealed prohibition
Added because of organized crime, speakeasies, bootlegging.

14. 19
Women’s suffrage
Added because women went to work during WWI.

15. 22
President limited to two terms
Added because FDR served 4 terms

16. 25 Presidential succession and disability.
Added because of the assassination of JFK

17. 26
Lowered voting age to 18.
Added because of Vietnam