Bill of Rights Protection

An important part of democracy is protecting the rights of people officially charged with a crime. The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments protect those that are officially charged with a crime.

• retain

• double jeopardy

• due process

• accused

The Fourth Amendment has to do with searches. It says that no law officer can search a person’s home or property without a court order allowing police to search a suspect’s property and seize evidence.

• indictment

• search warrant

• bail

• license

To get a search warrant, the police must convince a judge that there is a strong reason to think a person or property was involved in a crime.

• due process

• self-incrimination

• probable cause

• indictment

The Fifth Amendment protects many rights. An Examples:

the legal steps that must be followed before the government can take away a person’s life, freedom, or property. For example, the government cannot take a person’s house without paying a fair price it.

• Due process

• eminent domain

• probable cause

• retain

The government has the power to take away property to be used for the public if it pays for the property.

• restriction

• indictment

• petition

• eminent domain

The Fifth Amendment limits this power. It also says:

No one can be tried for a serious crime without formal charge from a grand jury.

• indictment

• slander

• probable cause

• search warrant

The Fifth Amendment limits this power. It also says:

No one can put on trial twice for the same crime.

• self-incrimination

• free speech

• double jeopardy

• censorship

The Fifth Amendment limits this power. It also says:

No one can be forced to testify against himself or herself. This is called

• indictment

• self-incrimination

• double jeopardy

• slander

The Sixth Amendment guarantees other rights to accused people. Which is not included in the Sixth Amendment

• must be told the charges against them.

• must be allowed a speedy and fair trial.

• have the right to a lawyer.

• No one can put on trial twice for the same crime.

The Eighth Amendment says that bail may not be set too high. The accused person can pay a type of security deposit to remain free while waiting for trial.

• Bail

• civil liberty

• restriction

• due process