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amendaments
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the sixth amendment gives aditional rights to those accused of crime in that they must be told the ---- --------- charges against them | exact nature |
| the sixth amendment requires a trial by jury to be (6 things) | speedy public near crime impartal |
| how does the sixth amendment help the accused in dealing with witness both for and agaist them? | witness in their own difference accused has right to hear and question witness agaist you |
| the 6th amendment entitles the accused individual to have a lawyer. what happens if they cant afford one? | they provide you one |
| what two choices do the accused have while waiting for tral? | stay in jail pay bail |
| bail..... | a sum of money used as security deposit until trail |
| what does amendment 8 forbid the judge to do? | eexsessive bail |
| what 3 things do judges concider when setting bail? | type of crime their record if they will akppear |
| amendemnt 8 also forbids________ punishments | cruel and unusual |
| punishments should be ___ ____________ to the crime comitted | in proportion |
| amendments 4,5,6, and 8 were all added to the bill of rights to protect who? | people accused of crime in us |
| what does the 4th amendment protect americans against? | unlawful or unreasonable searches |
| search warrent is what | court order allowing law enforcement officers to search an accused persoons home |
| where do the police get the search warrent from | jjudge |
| what does a judge wan tback from the police aftwer they give them a search warrent | eevidence from the crime |
| double jepardy is what | you cant be found guilty of a crime you were found not guilty of |
| what is eminent domain | the right of the government to take your house and land |
| what must the govt do when they use eminent domain | ppay you the money your land was worth |
| discrimination | uunfair treatment based on prejudice of a certain group |
| what are the jim crow laws | laws that require whites and blacks to be seperated |
| segregation | the social seperation of the races |
| civil rights | the rights of full citizenship and equality under the law |
| Toopeka Kansas 1954 made a desision saying what | racial segrigation was not allowed in schools |
| why was rosa parks arrested in 1955 | she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus |
| what was the reaction of rosas arrest? | they boycotted the busses |
| what was the supreme court ruling that came out of rosa parks arrest? | the bus segragation became unlawful |
| what is a nonviolent resistance | a peaceful protest |
| ggive 3 examples of nonviolent resistance | boycott, demonstrations, marches |
| what did the civil rights act of 1964 ban | discrimination in public places |
| what is affirmative action | programs to try to make up for past discrimination- giving opertunitiees to minorities |
| whyy were people critical about afermitive action right from the start? | many felt it gave discrimination to white men |
| what is racial profiling | being singled out because of your look |
| what is due process of law | ffollowing established legal procerdures |
| the founding fathers belived in what | individual rights safety civil liberties |
| civil liberties are what | freedom to think about without goverment interference |
| what are the parts of amendment 1 | religion assembly press petition speech |
| freedom of speech has been extended to freedom of _______ | expression |
| what does freedom of expression include? | art, clothing, music, and internet |
| frreedom of the press is simillar to what only in written words? | ffreedom of speech |
| what does freedom of press relate to? | books, magazines, and newspapers |
| now it includes (press) | radio, computers, and tv |
| what is freedom of assembly | allows people to gather in groups as long as it is peaceful |
| asssembly also protects what? | tto form and join clubs |
| what does freedom of petition mean | aallows us to give our ideas to the government |
| what is a petition | a formal request |
| what does freedom of religion protect? | worship as you wish, and you can worship whoever(no official religioon) |
| this amendment provides a wall of seperation between ______and ________ | church and state government |
| freedom of speech you can do what. | you can in public, private, and government |
| what cant you talk about even under freedom of speech? | overthrow the gvt, provoke riot, spread spoken lies, or criminal |
| what is slander? | spreading spoke lies that would hurt someones reputation |
| you can worship who you wish, just dont ______ _______ | break laws |
| what is libel | written lies being spread |
| you can assemble but th govt must be able to dicatte _____ and _____ | where and when |
| the assembaly must be __________ | peacful |
| if you make a petion, how much can you make | there are no limts |
| amendment one was not intended to allow americans to ___ what they_______ | do what they want |
| when the rights of one interefrer with the rights of the comunity the ____ comes first | comunity |
| what is a militia | small local voulunteer army |
| militias were origionaly provided so states could be ready to fisgt and protect against our own _________ | government |
| amendment 2 allows us to __________ ______ or ______ _________ | bear arms or use guns |
| aamendment 3 kepps us citizens from having to _____ _______ | house soilders |
| amendment 3 was in response to the ___ _______ | quartering act |
| Amendment 7 deals with ______ ________ | civil cases |
| what are criminal cases? | a court case dealing with a crime |
| what is a civil case | a disagreement between sides |
| what is a lawsuit | the complaint the first person makes to the court |
| amendment 7 provides the right to a _______ ________ if the case involves more than 20 dollars | jurry trail |
| amendment 9 states all rights not writtenou tin the constitution are retained by the ______ | people |
| amendment 9 gives us _______ rights tha listed | MORE |
| amendment 9 allows us to make _____ _______ ________ without the govt interference | basic life choices |
| amendment 9 states tht any powers the constitution does NOT list give to the federal govt are reserved for the _______ | states |
| This prevents the ________ govt from becoming too powerful | National |
| ammendment 13 officially outlawed ______and other forms of forced labor except for punishment. | slavery |
| Amendment 14 defines a us citzen as anyone ___ or _____ in the us | born or naturalized |
| Amendment 14 also states that each state must give citizens ______ ________ ____ _____. | equal protections of laws |
| Amendment 15 states no one can take away voting rights based on what? | color, race, previous enslavement |
| what is sufferage | right to vote |
| amendment 17 allows american voters to directly elect ________ | senators |
| ammendment 19 gave the ____ the right to vote in state/national elections | women |
| In amendment 23 it gave residents of _________the ability to vote in national elections | washington DC |
| In amendment 24 made ______ _______ illegal in national elections | poll tax |
| poll tax is what | required voters to pay a sum of money in order to vote |
| Amendment 26 lowered the voting age from ____ to ______ | 21 to 18 |
| what are literacy tests? | a test to see if you can read and write |
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