1. Amendments

2. 1st Amendment 1791
Freedom of Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition and Religion.

4. 2nd Amendment 1791
Right to Bear Arms

5. 3rd Amendment 1791
Cannot be forced to Quarter troops

6. 4th Amendment 1791
Search and Seizure only when there is reasonable cause.

7. 5th Amendment 1791 Rights of the Accused
Cannot be tried twice for a crime.
Cannot be forced to testify against yourself.

8. 6th Amendment 1791 Right to a Speedy and Fair Trial.
Right to call witnesses
Right to have an attorney.
Informed of charges against you.

9. 7th Amendment 1791
Civil Suits
People vs. People

10. 8th Amendment 1791
Bail and Punishment must not be excessive or unfair.

11. Setting Bail Crime committed. Likelihood they will appear in court.
Previous history

12. 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.

13. Death Penalty (Not Murder)
Espionage
Treason
Trafficking in large quantities of drugs.
Attempting or advising killing of an officer, juror, or witness

14. 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

15. 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

16. 13th Amendment 1865
Slavery Banned.

17. 15th Amendment 1870
Right to Vote African American Males.

18. 17th Amendment 1913
Direct Elections of Senators

19. 19th Amendment 1920
Women get the right to vote.

20. 26th Amendment 1971
18 year olds get the right to vote. Ratified in 6 months

21. Civil Rights were extended in the US after which war?
Civil War

22. Define Suffrage:
Right to vote for women

23. Why were the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
To protect the rights of the people

24. What impact did Poll Taxes have in the South?
Many African Americans couldn’t afford to pay them

25. Basic American Duties Obeying the law Going to School
Appearing in Court

26. Rights that are guaranteed to all American citizens
Define Civil Rights:
Rights that are guaranteed to all American citizens

27. What is Bail?
Money/property the accused gives the court to hold insuring that they will appear.

28. Libel vs Slander Libel is to PRINT lies about a person
Slander is to SPEAK lies about a person