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Peacock Middle > Sixth Grade > Mr. Peel >
Bill of Rights ROCK Video!
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
1st Amendment
Freedom of Speech and the Media (Press). Right to Assemble Peaceably and to Petition the Government. Freedom of Religion –The King collected Taxes and gave part of it to HIS church! Some of the early colonies also had a “State” Church. The Country of Denmark still takes 1% for it’s State Church. The U.S. Government can’t do that under the 1st Amendment.
Amendment II
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
2nd Amendment
The Government cannot take citizen’s guns. (The Militia supplied their own weapons and played an important part in the Revolutionary War. They also used their guns to hunt for food for their families.)
Amendment III
No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
3rd Amendment
In peacetime, the Government cannot make you keep soldiers in your house. (Remember the Quartering Act?)
Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
4th Amendment
The Government must have a search warrant from a court in order to search your stuff. (No more Writs of Assistance where they could search anyplace, anytime, for anything.)
Amendment V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
5th Amendment
a. They can’t hold you without charging you with a crime.
b. Can’t be tried twice for the same crime.
c. Can’t be forced to testify against yourself.
d. Can’t take your life, liberty, or property without a trial.
e. CAN take your property for Public Use, but must pay a fair price.
(Eminent Domain.)
Amendment VI
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.
6th Amendment
If charged with committing a crime - you have the Right to a “speedy” trial by jury, right to see & hear your accuser, right to have a Lawyer, and the right to call your own witnesses.
Amendment VII
In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
7th Amendment
In regular lawsuits, you also have a right to a trial by jury. No Court can re-examine the Facts without following the rules of the law.
Amendment VIII
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
8th Amendment
Bail, to let you go until the trial, must be reasonable. No Excessive fines and No Cruel and Unusual Punishment. (No Torture.)
Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
9th Amendment
Just in case we forgot to list a Right Of The People, this amendment says that the People shall have all rights not specifically given to the Government.
Amendment X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
10th Amendment
Again, Just in case we forgot something, POWERS NOT SPECIFICALLY GIVEN TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, or specifically denied to the states, BELONG TO THE STATES & THE PEOPLE!Video Reviews!
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