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wilson hall
social studies chapter
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |