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Amendments&BoR
Questions about Amendments and Bill of Rights
Question | Answer |
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What is the first amendment? | Guarantees the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and the right to petition government. |
What is the second amendment? | The right to bear arms |
What is the third amendment? | Prohibits the quartering of soldiers in homes during non-war times |
What is the fourth amendment? | Prohibits unreasonable seizures and searches. |
What is the fifth amendment? | Requires grand jury indictment for a serious crime, bans double jeopardy, no loss of life, liberty or property without due process of law. |
What is the sixth amendment? | Guarantees the right to a speedy, impartial public trial in criminal cases with counsel and the right to cross examine. |
What is the seventh amendment? | Guarantees right to jury trial in civil suits of 20 or more dollars |
What is the eighth amendment? | Prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. |
What is the ninth amendment? | Rights not listed in other amendments are not necessarily involved. |
What is the tenth amendment? | Asserts that powers not delegated to the national government or denied to the states are reserved to the states. |
What is the Bill of Rights? | The Bill of Rights is the name for the first ten amendments listed in the United States constitution. |