Flashcards
Bill of Rights Flashcards
Cards in this deck (16)
- 1—How does Ryan Gosling feel about the 27 Amendments?
- 2First Amendment (R-A-P-P-S)
- 3Second AmendmentRight to bear arms
- 4Third AmendmentNo quartering of soldiers in your homes during peacetime
- 5Fourth AmendmentProtects against unreasonable searches and seizures by the police
- 6Fifth AmendmentRight to remain silent
no double jeopardy
indictment from Grand Jury
eminent domain
due process of law - 7—double jeopardy
- 8—eminent domain- the right of the government to take private land for public good
- 9"I Plead the 5th"5th Amendment protects against self-incrimination (means you are the defendant you do NOT have to testify)
- 10—Grand Jury (Grande means large) a group of 16-23 citizens that decides whether there is sufficient evidence to accuse someone of a crime
Indictment-a formal charge
- 11—Sixth Amendment;
1. Right to trial by jury
2. Speedy, public trial
3. Right to lawyer
4. Right to face witnesses against you
- 12—Seventh Amendment
in a civil case if someone is suing another person for $20.00 or more they have right to have a jury trial
- 13Eighth Amendment1. No cruel & unusual punishment
2. No excessive bail or fines
- 14—People have other rights not in the Constitution
- 15—Tenth Amendment
Powers not given the national govt. are "reserved" for the states
- 16—Reserved powers are for the state governments
