Bill of Rights Vocabulary

Fourth Amendment

• Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures

• Right to bear arms

• Freedom of speech

• Right to a fair trial

Second Amendment

• Right to bear arms

• Right to free speech

• Right to a fair trial

• Right to privacy

Fifth Amendment

• Right to due process, no double jeopardy, no self-incrimination

• Right to a speedy trial

• Right to bear arms

• Right to free speech

Importance of Bill of Rights

• Protects individual freedoms and limits government power

• Establishes the structure of the government

• Defines the roles of the President and Congress

• Regulates trade between states

Tenth Amendment

• Powers not given to federal government are reserved for states

• Federal government has exclusive powers over all states

• States have no powers outside of federal jurisdiction

• Powers are equally divided between federal and state governments

Seventh Amendment

• Right to trial by jury in civil cases

• Right to free speech

• Right to bear arms

• Right to a speedy trial

Third Amendment

• No quartering of soldiers in private homes without consent

• Right to bear arms

• Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures

• Right to a speedy trial

First Amendment

• Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, petition

• Right to bear arms

• Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures

• Right to a fair trial

James Madison

• Father of the Constitution

• Father of the Bill of Rights

• First President of the United States

• Author of the Federalist Papers

Sixth Amendment

• Right to a speedy and public trial, impartial jury

• Right to bear arms

• Protection against self-incrimination

• Right to free speech