Bill of Rights

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Bill of Rights

List the five freedoms from the 1st Amendment to the Constitution.

Freedom of religion

Freedom of speech

Freedom of press

Freedom of assembly

Protects freedom of petition

What right does the 2nd amendment guarantee? The 2nd Amendment protects the right to bear arms. What does it mean in laymen’s terms? It simply means the individual right to possess ammunition for defense purposes.

What does the third Amendment prohibit? It prohibits on quartering soldiers in residents’ homes.

What does the fourth Amendment establish? It protects individuals from unreasonable searches or seizures.

Explain the main freedoms established by the 5th Amendment and what they mean:

The rights of the accused are the rights of an individual accused of a crime. It protects the citizens from being held to answer for a capital crime unless on an indictment.

Double Jeopardy – no person should be tried twice for the same crime. No citizen should be subject to the same offense to be twice put in Jeopardy of life or limb.

Self-Incrimination- no person should be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself.

Due process of Law is a legal prerequisite that the state must adhere to and respect all individual rights entitled to the accused person. The government is prohibited from depriving citizens of life, liberty, or property in the absence of due legal process.

What does the 6th Amendment establish? It guarantees individual rights to a speedy and fair trial.

What does the 7th Amendment establish? It protects the right to trial by jury

What does the 8th Amendment prohibit? It prohibits unusual punishments and cruelty to citizens.

What does the 9th Amendment proclaim? It proclaims that citizens’ rights extend beyond the rights written explicitly in the Constitution.

What does the 10th Amendment establish? It states that the state or the people have been reserved with the power not given to the government.

Whom do the Bill of Rights apply to? Do they apply to individual citizens, the state government, the population as a whole? What do you think? In my opinion, the Bill of Rights applies to the population as a whole. Because all these rights cover or instead protect all people on instances, they might find themselves accused.

The 13th-15th Amendments are termed the “Civil War Amendments.” What do they each cover? 13th: “Abolition of Slavery” covers the slavery ban. Until the 13th Amendment, slavery still existed in America. The ban states that “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime. Of whom the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. 14th-“Rights of Citizens,” the Amendment states or instead defines the qualification of one being recognized as an American citizen. 15th- “Right to Vote,” the clause covers the apportioning of representatives among several states subject to their respective demographics. It also addresses the voting rights of citizens at any election in each state concerning elective posts.

How are the 18th and 21st Amendments linked? Both Amendments discusses the prohibition of alcohol in the United States. The ratification happened since there was no more alcohol.

What does the 19th Amendment protect? It protects the United States citizens’ voting rights from being abridged by the government based on sex. When was it enacted? Passed by Congress on June 4, 1919, and was ratified on August 18, 1920.

How many Constitutional Amendments are there? 27 Amendments.