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Articles 5,6, and 7
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Question | Answer |
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Article 5 | consists of the amendments |
Amendment 1 | Freedom of Expression, speech, press, assemble peacefully, right to petition |
Amendment 2 | right to bear arms |
Amendment 3 | quartering of troops |
Amendment 4 | unreasonable search and seizure |
Amendment 5 | due process of the law |
Amendment 6 | right to fair trial |
Amendment 7 | jury trial civil case-suits between private parties over non-criminal matters |
Amendment 8 | no cruel and unusual punishment |
Amendment 9 | unremunerated rights |
Amendment 10 | stated rights |
Amendment 11 | lawsuits against states |
Amendment 12 | Choosing the Executive |
Amendment 13 | Abolished Slavery |
Amendment 14 | Equal protection of the law |
Amendment 15 | African American men, right to vote |
Amendment 16 | Income Taxes |
Amendment 17 | Direct election of senators |
Amendment 18 | prohibition |
Amendment 19 | Woman's suffrage |
Amendment 20 | The Lame Ducks |
Amendment 21 | Repeal Prohibition |
Amendment 22 | Presidential tern limits |
Amendment 23 | Electoral Votes for the District of Columbia |
Amendment 24 | Banning the poll tax |
Amendment 25 | Presidential Succession and Disability |
Amendment 26 | Suffrage for Young People |
Amendment 27 | Limiting Congressional pay raises |
The Bill of Rights | the first 10 amendments, added because the founding fathers wanted to safe guard certain rights |
Limits of the 1st Amendment | Slander: spoken lies about someone that hurts their reputation, cannot create a clear and present danger, and Libel: Written lies about someone |
Probable Cause | reasonable belief that a particular person has committed a particular crime |
Self-incrimination | you do not have to tell on yourself |
Double Jeopardy | cannot be tried for the same crime twice |
Eminent Domain | government must pay you for property they use |
Equal Protection of the Law | cannot take away life, liberty, and property |
Responsibilities of Citizens | voting, being informed, taking part in government, helping in the community, respecting others and protecting their rights |
Duties of citizens | obey the laws, attend school, pay taxes, serve in military, appearing in court |
Immunity | protection or exemption from something |
Reprieve | cancel or postpone the punishment |
Pardon | forgive or excuse |
Original Jurisdiction | The authority to be the first court to hear a case and rule on it |
Bail | the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial |
Article 6 | Both State & Federal officials, including judges, must take an oath to support the Constitution, even if state law contradicts it. |
Article 7 | 9 States sufficient for ratification of the U.S. Constitution |