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wilson hall
social studies chapter
Question | Answer |
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who was known as the father of the bill of rights | james madison |
how many ammendments were presented | 200 |
madison narrowed the ammendments down to | 12 |
how many were approved by the house | 10 |
what were the freedoms of the first ammendment | religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition |
t or f...most nations had a state religion supported by government at the time of constitution | true |
t or f...can say most anything as long as it is the truth | true |
t or f...can say anything that will harm the public | false |
slander | to tell lies about others |
press | cant print most anything as long as its true |
assembly | to gather and discuss anything as long as its legal |
petition | present a formal request to gov officails, express disatisfication with existing laws, and suggest new laws |
what is the 2nd ammendment about | the right to bear arms |
what did the national guard replace | militia |
t or f... gun control laws do not violate the 2nd ammendment | true |
waht is the 3rd ammendment about | civilians not having to house soldiers |
what is the 4th ammendment | prevents unreasonable search and seizure |
what issued by a judge that allows law enforcement to enter property without permission | search warrant |
t or f...a search warrant is not needed if a concealed weapon may detroy evidence | true |
what is the 5th amendment | no one can be punished without due process.grand jury makes sure theres enough evidence to endict the accused. cant testify against themselves |
what is double jeopardy | a person can't be tried for the same crime twice |
can property be deprived without due process | no |
what is eminent domain | the right to take property to futher public interest |
what is an ex. of eminent domain | paying fair market value for private property to be used for public road |
what is a 5th amendment exception | to siez property obtained illegally |
the 6th states that someone indcitaed of a crime must have | prompt/public trial,know the crime, have an attoney/can refuse any or all |
the 7th amendment allows | juries to decide civil cases invollving money or property with no physical harm occured |
the 8th amendment establishes | method of people getting out of jail until trial is over,bail,prvents cruel and unusal punishment |