Download Amendments - Mr. Ball Social Studies

Amendments
Chapter 4 section 2
The 1st Amendment
• Protects our five basic freedoms
• Freedom
• Freedom
• Freedom
• Freedom
• Freedom
of
of
of
of
of
religion
speech
press
assembly
petition
The 2nd amendment
• The right to bear arms
• Guarantees the right of individual
citizens to “keep and bear arms’
without the interference of the
government.
The 3rd Amendment
• Quartering act
• Says that, in
peacetime,
soldiers may not
move into private
homes without the
consent of the
homeowner
4th Amendment
• Unreasonable
search and seizures
• No soldier,
government agent,
or police officer can
search your home or
take your property
without good cause
5th Amendment
• Protects the rights of people accused of
crimes
• Can not be put on trial with out an
indictment
• Indictment is a formal charge by a grand jury
• Innocent until proven guilty
• Protects from double jeopardy
• Right to remain silent
• Can not be denied life, liberty or property
with out due process of law.
6th Amendment
• Additional due process
rights
• Must be told the exact
nature of the charges
against you
• Can have a jury trial,
that is speedy
7th Amendment
• Civil cases
• The 7th amendment guarantees the
right to a jury trial in civil cases if the
amount of money involved if more
than $20
8th Amendment
• Forbids excessive bail
• No Cruel & Unusual Punishment
• Bail is a sum of money used as a
security deposit. If the accused person
comes to court for the trail. The bail is
returned if the person fails to appear,
the bail is forfeited.
9th Amendment
• Makes it clear that citizens have other
rights beyond those listed in the
constitution
• Such as privacy in our homes,
confidentiality in our medical and
financial records, and freedom from
government interference in our
personal choices regarding friends,
families, and careers
10th Amendment
• Any powers the constitution does not
specifically give to the national
government are reserved to the states
or to the people.
• Such as the power for Mr. Ball’s class
has to crush Mr. Jackson’s class on
each and every test!!!!
• Mrs. Marcum stop complaining about
my typos
13th Amendment
• Abolished slavery and authorized
congress to pass legislation
implementing it abolition
15th Amendment
• Guaranteed voting rights to African
Americans by outlawing denial of the
right to vote on the basis of race,
color, or previous condition of
servitude
18th Amendment
• Authorized Congress
to prohibit the
manufacture, sale,
and transportation
of liquor.
19th Amendment
• Guaranteed the right to vote to
women.
21st Amendment
• Repealed the Eighteenth Amendment
and empowered congress to regulate
the liquor industry
22nd Amendment
• Limited presidents to two full terms in
office
24th Amendment
• Forbade requiring the payment of a
poll tax to vote in federal elections
26th Amendment
• Guaranteed the right to vote to 18
year olds
28th Amendment
• It is against the law to criticize Mr. Ball
for something as trivial as typos. He is
amazing at so many things that this
one small peccadillo should be
disregarded.