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CH 6 Amenments
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| First Amendment | Freedom of Religion-worship any religion or none, government cannot sponsor religion. Freedom of Speech-speak about whats on your mind, limitations:can't say lies, militious things to people, or slander them. Freedom of Press-print anything/nothing awful. |
| Second Amenment | The right to bear arms-state has a national guard-national, state guard. the right for a person to carry a fire arm/weapon |
| Third Amendment | No quarting soldiers during war or peace time unless permission of the people. |
| Fourth Amenment | Searches and seizes, government must have a warrant: a court order from a judge to search and if the police have propule cause-they can search fr it and its in sight |
| Fifth Amenment | rights of the accused. Due process right-everyone subject to law. Indict-formally accused grand jury meet and show what their accused of. double jeoperody- can't be charged with the same crime. |
| Eminent Domain | Government the power to take personal property to benefit the public- fair compansation must give you a check. |
| Sixth Amendmet | right to speedy fair rial, a trial with the resanable time by the time you are charged to the trial. Fair tria'-witnesses (public) to ensure the precedes are fair trial open to the public, also a trial by peers. Plea bargain- pleas guilty to lesser charge |
| Seventh Amendmenth | Civil suits- people suing other pepople |
| Eighth Amendment | no cruel and unusual punishment. Bail-someone charge with crime from the judge must decide- must pay the courts, garuantee coming back to court |
| Ninth Amendment | Rights reserved to the people, not all your rights are in the constitution. |
| Tenth Amendmeth | power reserved to the states, rights not mentioned in the constitution. |
| Naturalized Citizen | 3 requirements met: have to read and write in english, prononce of language. prove their knowledge of U.S. history, constitution, declaration.. swear an oath of alegence. |
| Duties of Citizens | register for draft: military services (guys) 18-42 yrs(must). Pay taxes. Obey law: if not jail and/or fines. Jury duty if not jail and/or fine. |
| PAC | Political Action Committees. Collect money for canidates. convine people to vote for someone. |
| Interest groups | form any type of organisation, labiast, to pass laws that bebfit their orgnasation. Common interest that motivates them to take political action. Anyone can do this. |