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Bill of Rights

Bill of Rights. 1 st Amendment. Freedom of religion, speech, the press, assembly and petition. This means you are free to worship, print and say whatever you want. You are free to get together and change government. 2 nd Amendment. Right to bear arms This means: You can own a gun.

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Bill of Rights

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  1. Bill of Rights

  2. 1st Amendment • Freedom of religion, speech, the press, assembly and petition. • This means you are free to worship, print and say whatever you want. You are free to get together and change government.

  3. 2nd Amendment • Right to bear arms • This means: You can own a gun.

  4. 3rd Amendment • Troops may not be quartered in homes in peacetime. • No forced housing of soldiers in your home. • This means: You can’t be forced to put up soldiers in your house.

  5. 4th Amendment • Right of search and seizure regulated • This right protects the people from unreasonable search and seizures. • This means: Your can’t be searched or arrested without a good reason (probable cause)

  6. 5th Amendment • Provisions concerning prosecution. • You have to be properly accused of committing a crime • You can’t be charged for the same crime twice (double jeopardy) • You don’t have to be your own witness (Self-incrimination). • No loss of life, liberty, or property without due process.

  7. 6th Amendment • Right to a speedy trial, witnesses, etc. • Right to a fast and fair trial with good representation. • This means: You have the right to a quick trial and a lawyer.

  8. 7th Amendment • Right of a jury trial in civil cases • This means: You have the right to have your peers judge you.

  9. 8th Amendment • No cruel or unusual punishment. • This means: No torture—punishment must fit the crime.

  10. 9th Amendment • Unlisted rights are not necessarily denied. • This means: You have other rights that are not necessarily listed in the Bill of Rights. • All rights belong to the people

  11. 10th Amendment • All powers not specified fall to the states or people (not the national government) • This means: Powers not written down belong to the states.

  12. Essential Question • G.P.S. = SS5CG1 • How does the Bill of Rights influence the freedoms you have in your everyday life?

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