Bill of Rights Vocabulary

Flashcards reviewing key vocabulary terms from the Bill of Rights lecture notes.

First Amendment

Guarantees and protects the rights to free speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion, and to petition the government.

Second Amendment

Guarantees and protects the right for an individual to bear arms in order to maintain a well-regulated militia.

Third Amendment

Guarantees that citizens are not required to quarter soldiers in their homes.

Fourth Amendment

Guarantees and protects the right to freedom from unreasonable search and seizure.

Fifth Amendment

Guarantees and protects the right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination (pleading the fifth), and double jeopardy.

Sixth Amendment

Guarantees and protects the right to a speedy and public trial, the right to counsel, and the right to confront witnesses.

Seventh Amendment

Guarantees and protects the right to a jury trial in civil cases involving more than 20.

Eighth Amendment

Guarantees and protects freedom from excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishments.

Ninth Amendment

Guarantees that the enumeration of specific rights in the Constitution does not mean that other rights are not also protected.

Tenth Amendment

Reserves to the states or the people all powers not specifically delegated to the federal