Term
|
Definition
Freedom of speech, press, and assembly.
No establishment of religion.
Right to petition the government. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| No unreasonable searches or seizures. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Right to a Grand Jury.
No double jeopardy.
No self-incrimination.
FEDERAL government can't take away your life, liberty or property without due process of the law ("due process" clause)
Eminent Domain (government can't take your property for public use, but needs to justly compensate you) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Right to a speedy and public trial.
Right to witnesses.
Right to Counsel (lawyer) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Right to a trial by jury in cases over $20. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
No excessive fines or bail.
No cruel or unusual punishment. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| All RIGHTS not listed in the Constitution still belong to the people. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| All POWERS not given to the national government (or prohibited to the states) belong to the states. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Separate electoral college ballots cast for President and Vice President. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| No slavery (except as punishment for a crime). |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Defines citizenship.
STATES cannot deprive a person of their life, liberty, or property without due process of the law.
"Equal Protection" Clause.
Pardons for Civil War leaders only with 2/3 vote of each House of Congress.
Confederate Civil War debt can't be paid. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Right to vote can't be denied because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. [Does NOT mean that the right to vote can't be taken away for other reasons!] |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Direct election of Senators. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Prohibition of the sale, manufacture, or transportation of alcohol. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Right to vote cannot be denied on account of sex. [Women given the right to vote...still can be denied for other reasons.] |
|
|
