Bill of Rights

1st Amendment

5 freedoms; religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.

2nd Amendment

Right to bear arms.

3rd Amendment

No quartering of soldiers without the consent of the owner.

4th Amendment

No unreasonable searches of someones' property or breaking or entering with out the owners consent or a search warrant.

5th Amendment

Due Process; cannot be tried for for the same crime twice (double jeopardy), you do not have to be a witness against yourself (self incrimination), government can take private property, but must pay you for it (eminent domain).

6th Amendment

Right to a speedy and public trial, with help of a lawyer, and the right to confront witnesses in criminal cases.

7th Amendment

In common law, right to trial by jury in civil cases (must be $20)

8th Amendment

No excessive fines or bails, and no cruel or unusual punishment is to be inflicted.

Due Process

following steps before a punishment can be given

double jeopardy

Being tried twice for the same crime

eminent domain

Power of a government to take private property for public use. Government must pay for the land.

right to counsel

Individual right found in the 6th Amendment of the Constitution that requires criminal defendants to have access to a lawyer.

right to petition

Right to ask the government for assistance with a problem or to express opposition to a government policy, as protected by the First Amendment.

speedy trial

the right of a person accused of a crime, that he will get a quick and fair trial. 6th Amendment.

right to face accusers

right of the accused to question the person/people who claim a crime has been committed. 6th amendment

libel

a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation.

slander

the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.