The Bill of Rights Starring: James Madison

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theBillofRights!

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Facts About The Bill of Rights…

v AnamendmentisachangeoraddiGontotheConsGtuGon

v Thefirst10amendmentstotheUSConsGtuGonin1791areknownastheBillofRights

v TheBillofRightsexplainsthebasicrightsandliberGes,orfreedoms,ofAmericanciGzens

v IntroducedbyJamesMadisonandGeorgeMasonwhowantedtomakesurethegovernmentdidn’tgettoomuchpowerandthepeoplewereprotected

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1st Amendment v Freedomofreligion

v Freedomofspeech

v Freedomofthepress(news)

v Freedomtopeacefullyassemble(meettogetheringroups)

v FreedomtopeGGonthegovernmentwhenthepeopledisagreewithwhatthegovernmenthassaidordone(makeacomplaintorrequest)

2nd Amendment v Rightofthepeopletokeepandbeararms

*Tokeepmeans‘toown’*Tobearmeans‘tocarry’*Armsareweaponssuchasguns

3rd Amendment v CiGzenscan’tbeforcedtoquarter,or

providehousing,forsoldiers

DuringtheAmericanRevoluGonaryWar,

colonistshadtohouseandprovidefoodfor

BriGshsoldiers.

4th Amendment

v Thegovernmentmusthaveareasontosearchorseize(take)aciGzen’sproperty

5th Amendment

v Governmentcan’ttakeawayaperson’slife,liberty,orpursuitofhappinesswithoutafairtrial

CiGzens--v Can’tbeheldforacrimewithoutevidence

v Can’tbetriedforthesamecrimetwice

v Havetherighttoremainsilent

*Double-jeopardyreferstobeingtriedforthesamecrimetwice*“Pleadingthe5th”meansthatyouchoosetobesilentwhenquesGoned

6th Amendment InCRIMINALcasesdealingwithcrime—

v Righttoaspeedy,publictrialbyajury

v Righttoknowwhatyouhavebeenaccusedofandwhoaccusedyou

v Righttohavealawyer

Ifapersoncan’taffordtopayalawyer,onewillbeprovided.

7th Amendment InCIVILcasesaboutmoneyorproperty—

v Righttoatrialbyajuryinacity,state,ornaGonal(US)court

Ajuryisagroupofpeoplewholistentoevidenceduringatrialthenvotetogetheronguiltorinnocence.

8th Amendment

v Nocruelorunusualpunishmentv Noexcessive(morethannecessary)bailor

fines

IntheUnitedStates,ciGzenscannotbe

punishedinacruelway.

9th Amendment

v Thepeoplehaveotherrightstoo,eveniftheyaren’tlistedintheBillofRights

10th Amendment

v Powersthataren’tgiventothefederal(naGonal)governmentarele&tothestatesandthepeople

Thisamendmentsaysthatifapowerisn’tSPECIFICALLYgiventotheUSgovernment,thenitbelongstothestatesandthepeople.