AMENDMENTSAMENDMENTS
1-101-10
NOTESNOTES
VOCABULARYVOCABULARYPress - Press -
Assemble - Assemble -
Petition - Petition -
Militia -Militia -
Bear Arms -Bear Arms -
Seizure -Seizure -
Federal -Federal -
Criminal Court -Criminal Court -
Civil Court- Civil Court-
Written publishingWritten publishing
To gather togetherTo gather together
To ask the governmentTo ask the government
State-sanctioned armyState-sanctioned army
Own weaponsOwn weapons
To takeTo take
NationalNational
For a crimeFor a crime
For moneyFor money
The Bill of RightsThe Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights The Bill of Rights are the first ten are the first ten AmendmentsAmendments
Amendment 1Amendment 1
Freedom of Freedom of speechspeech, , religion,religion, and and presspress. Right . Right to to assembleassemble and and
petitionpetition..
An easy way to remember Amendment 1• Religion• Assemble• Press• Petition• Speech
Four Times When Freedom Of Speech
Does Not Apply•Obscenity – Cussing•Fighting Words – Threatening
•Libel – Public Written Lie•Slander – Public Spoken Lie•LIBEL AND SLANDER DEFAME CHARACTER
Does Freedom of Religion Apply at School?
Yes – just like you have a Bible study club, students can
participate in religious groups at school, but the teacher or
principal cannot force the issue of religion on the
students.
Freedom of Press:•People have the right to read or write anything they want
•Even the KKK can write bad things about minorities unless…–Prior Restraint: The government can censor writing before it’s published
Right to Petition:
•You can ask the government, but they don’t have to say yes
Right to Assemble•Why did the Founding Fathers add this to the Constitution?
•Can you Protest at School?– Yes you can but it must be
peaceful and not blocking any walk ways.
Amendment 2Amendment 2
The The right to bear right to bear armsarms and and create a create a
militiamilitia..
Right to Bear Arms
•You have the right to own weapons.
•However, you must stay within the law.
Right to Create a Militia•Must be recognized by the
state
AmendmeAmendment 3nt 3 DonDon’’t have to t have to
feed & house feed & house soldierssoldiers. .
““QuarteringQuartering””
Do we have to worry about Amendment 3 today?
•Not really – so why was it added and why has it not been removed?
•The only way to “remove” an amendment is to amend it, like amendments 18 and 21.
Amendment Amendment 44
No No illegal illegal searchsearch and and
seizureseizure
The police must have one of two things in order to
search your home:–Probable Cause – an idea
that you are doing something wrong
–Search Warrant – An order from a judge to search your property
Does Amendment 4 apply at school?
•No – Anything brought onto school property is subject to search by anyone, just like an airport or courthouse.
Amendment 5Amendment 5 Due processDue process – correct – correct
procedureprocedure Double jeopardyDouble jeopardy – can – can’’t be t be
tried twice for the same tried twice for the same crimecrime
Plead the fifthPlead the fifth – don – don’’t have t have to speak AGAINST YOURSELFto speak AGAINST YOURSELF
Due Process
• Before your life, liberty, or property can be taken
from you, the correct procedure must be
followed.
Double Jeopardy
• 2 Exceptions
–Multiple times means multiple crimes.
–Multiple names for the same crime.
Plead the 5thPlead the 5th
• Self incrimination
• In court you must tell the truth. If you cannot tell the truth without incriminating yourself, you don’t have to speak.
• Listen to your lawyer.
Amendment 6Amendment 6 Right to a Right to a quickquick and and publicpublic trial by trial by juryjury. .
Right to be Right to be told what told what youyou’’re accused ofre accused of and and the the right to a lawyerright to a lawyer
• Quick Quick – this means as quickly as – this means as quickly as possible for the judicial system, not possible for the judicial system, not necessarily quickly.necessarily quickly.
• Public Public – this means you have the right – this means you have the right to call witness to support your case. to call witness to support your case. They cannot hold your trial in secret.They cannot hold your trial in secret.
• Jury of your peers Jury of your peers – Your peers are not – Your peers are not just like you but they are people from just like you but they are people from your area.your area.
• Being Being told what youtold what you’’re accused of re accused of doesndoesn’’t mean at the scene.t mean at the scene.
• Right to a lawyer Right to a lawyer – if you can afford it, – if you can afford it, get your own.get your own.
Amendment 7Amendment 7 Right to take Right to take
someone to civil someone to civil court if they owe court if they owe
you you $20.00 or more$20.00 or more
Is it a good idea to sue someone for $20.00?
• Not really since it cost $25.00 to file a civil court case, but when the Constitution was written, $20.00 was a lot of money.
Amendment 8Amendment 8
No No cruel or cruel or unusualunusual
punishmentpunishment
Amendment 9Amendment 9
People People cannot be cannot be denied any rightdenied any right just because it is just because it is not listed in the not listed in the ConstitutionConstitution..
Amendment Amendment 1010 States have rights not States have rights not
given to the Federal given to the Federal Government, but states Government, but states also cannot go against also cannot go against Federal lawFederal law..
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