Chapter 3, Section 4 The Amendments Casey Young American Government 1 st and 4 th Period

The Bill of Rights  The First Amendment- Speech, Religion, Press, Petition, Assembly  Prior Restraint- government censorship of information before it is published or broadcast  Slander is a false speech intended to damage a person’s reputation  Libel applies to written or published statements

The Bill of Rights Continued  2 nd Amend- militia, armed forces of citizens  3rd Amendment- Quartering troops  4 th Amend- Probable Cause- reasonable basis to conduct a search or seizure  Search/Arrest Warrant- orders that are specific to place, items, and person being searched

Eminent Domain

The Bill of Rights  5 th Amend- due process of law- must follow constitutional procedures in trials and actions  Eminent Domain- government takes private property for public use  6 th Amend- change of venue, move trail to new location

Bill of Rights Continued  7th Amend- Civil Suits, right to jury trial in federal courts to settle disputes about property worth more than $20  8th Amend- Bail and Punishment  Also includes, excessive fines and cruel and unusual punishment

Bill of Rights Cont.  9th amend- powers reserved to the people  10th amend- powers reserved to the states

Civil War Amendments  Amendment 13- Abolition or outlaw of Slavery  Amendment 14- Rights of Citizens, anyone born in US is a natural citizen  Amendment 15- The right to vote (African Americans

Civil War Amendments

Other Amendments  Chisholm vs GA was instrumental in 11 th Amend  17 th Amend- people instead of state legislatures elect US Senators  18 th - prohibits manufacture, sale, or transport of alcohol  21 st - repeals the 18 th, except for alcohol being transported into a state that it was illegal

Other Amendments  19th Amendment- Gave women the right to vote  26th Amendment- 18 year olds right to vote