Bill of Rights

A group of people going around gathering signatures to put medicinal marijuana  on the voting ballot is an example of what freedom?

• petition
• press
• speech
• religion

Powers, like health care & education, not listed directly in the Constitution are reserved to the states according to which Amendment?

• Amendment 10

• Amendment 8

• Amendment 6

• Amendment 5

The Supreme Court has interpreted the 6th Amendment's counsel clause to mean what?

• Governments must provide defendants the money to find counsel

• All evidence obtained illegally could not be used in court

• Governments must provide legal counsel to anyone charged with a crime who cannot afford a lawyer

• A person is allowed to pick any attorney they want

Which of these is a violation of someone's Fifth Amendment rights?

• subjecting them to cruel & unusual punishment

• forcing them to testify against themselves

• denying them their freedom of speech

• denying them a fair trial in front of a jury

The US Supreme Court declared that States and localities cannot forbid the owning of weapons using which Amendment?

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 3rd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

The 4th Amendment is important to underscore which legal protection?

• Punishments should be in proportion to the crime

• The right to remain silent when questioned by police

• The right to use and face witnesses during trial

• That evidence must be legally obtained by police

How is the 7th Amendment different from the 6th Amendment?

• Civil trials are not public; criminal trials are.

• Civil trials are not given a jury, criminal trials always are.

• Civil trials are not speedy, criminal trials are.

• Civil trials are not always brought by the government, criminal trials are.

What is an amendment?

• People who are against something and think it is wrong

• The rule of law, treating people fairly under the law

• Changes to the Constituion

• Things the law say are owed to you, like free speech

5th Amendment

• Right to an Attorney

• Courts must follow Due Process of Law

• Search and Seizure Amendment

• Freedom to Assemble

9th Amendment

• People still have rights that aren't listed in Constitution

• States have all the power the feds don't get

• Jury Trials in civil cases if the amount is $20

• No Cruel and Unusual Punishments