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Amendments
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History
8th Grade
11/01/2008

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Term

What are the first 10 amendments called??

Definition

The Bill of Rights

Term

When Did the Bill of Rights become apart of the Constitution??

Definition

1791

Term

What Amendment do the Supreme Court spend most of there time on??

Why?

Definition
Amendment 1 because its about our freedom.
Term

How many amendements are there??

Definition
27
Term
Definition

1.Setting up a religion.

2. Worshiping as they choose.

Term

What is Amendment 1 called.

Definition
Our Freedom
Term

Congress shall make no law in keeping people from saying what they want or______________.

 

Definition
Printing what they think.
Term
Congress shall make no law to keep people from asking the government for what??
Definition
For help when they have not been treated fairly.
Term
AMENDMENT 2!
Definition
AMENDMENT 2!
Term
What is Amendment 2 about??
Definition

It is about how People shall have the right to keep guns.

Term
How can you get a gun?
Definition
You must register for one and fill out a form.
Term
What does the Second amendment guarentees the right to what?
Definition
Bear Arms
Term
AMENDMENT 3
Definition
AMENDMENT 3
Term

What is Amendment 3 called??

Definition
Housing soldiers in wartime.
Term

A soldiers shall not live in a persons house unless what??

Definition
Term
Amendment 4
Definition
AMENDMENT 4
Term

What is Amndment 4 called??

Definition
Protection from Search.
Term

What do police need before breaking into a persons house??

Definition

A Search Warrant.

Term

Warrents can only be issued on what?

Definition
Probable cause that might help in any investigation.
Term
What must someone say before they get a search warrant.
Definition

1.What is needed to be searched.

2.Who the People are.

3. What they are searching for.

Term
AMENDMENT 5
Definition
AMENDMENT 5
Term

What is Amendment 5 mainly about??

Definition
Fair Trials in Court.
Term
How many People are in Grand Jurys.
Definition
12-23 people.
Term
Who calls in the juries in??
Definition

1. The county sheriff

2. And United states district marshall

Term
If they think someone has commited a crime what must they send back to the court??
Definition
A True Bill
Term

If a true bill is sent and the court does not see any evidence what do they write??

Definition
No true Bill
Term

Persons charged with a crime by a grand jury must come up for what??

Definition

A public trial before another Jury.

Term
What are Capital Crimes??
Definition
They are crimes for which death or jail is punishment.
Term
Nobody has to go to court for a crime that would mean death or jail unless what??
Definition
That person is accused by grand jurys.
Term

Can a person be tried for the same crime twice??

Why?

Definition

No because you can only be tried ONCE and that is double jeporday.

Term

When in trial can you be forced to speak aganist himself or herself??

Definition
NO.
Term
What does the 5th amendment guarentee??
Definition
The right to a prompt and open trial.
Term
AMENDMENT 6
Definition
AMENDMENT 6
Term

In Criminal Prosicutions the accused shall enjou what??

Definition
The right to a speedy and public trial.
Term

Where shall the criminal be tried??

Definition
They shall be tried in the state and district where the crime was done.
Term

The court must make witnesses to a trial and what??

Definition

Speak

Term
If in trial, and the person is getting accused of any crime what are they allowed to have to defend them??
Definition
A lawyer
Term
AMENDMENT 7
Definition
AMENDMENT 7
Term

In any case about money the peopleup for rial may ask for a jury if the amount is over_____?

Definition
$20
Term

AMENDMENT 8

Definition
AMENDMENT 8
Term

If accused you have the right to be set free on what??

Definition

Bail

Term
What is Bail??
Definition
Bail is money put up to guarentee that a person will show up for trial.
Term

In other times often people were punished by what??

Definition
Whipping, Branding, amd Cutting of Ears.
Term

Before common times now were we sentance someone to death by injection of needele what were the ways of killing them then??

Definition

(Not in any order)

1. Shooting someone against the wall

2. Hanging

3. Electric Chair

Term

amendment 9

Definition
AMENDMNET 9
Term

If the constitution doesnt list one of your rightss does it mean you dont have it??

Definition
NO! The Constitution gives you certian rights but it cannot list all of them.
Term

AMENDMENT 10

END OF BILL OF RIGHTS

Definition

AMENDMENT 10

END OF BILL OF RIGHTS

Term
AMENDMENT 12
Definition
AMENDMENT 12
Term

What isa different way of electing the Pres. and VP??

Definition
Electral College
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