Constitution Benchmark

First Amendment

freedoms of speech, press, assembly, religion, and petition

Second Amendment

right to bear arms

Third Amendment

no soldiers in private homes without consent

Fourth Amendment

no unreasonable searches and seizures

Fith amendment

double jepordy, self- incriminantion, and eminent domain

Sixth Amendment

speedy and public trial

Seventh Amendment

right to trial by jury in civil cases

Eighth Amendment

no cruel or unusual punishment, and no excessive bail

Ninth Amendment

citizens have rights not outlined in the constitution

Tenth Amendment

powers not given to federal government are given to states

11th Amendment

private citizens cannot sue the government of another state in federal court

12th Amendment

rules for the electoral collage voting

13th Amendment

abolition of slavery

14th Amendment

provides definition of citizenship, equal protection clause

15th Amendment

voting rights cannot be denied based on race

16th Amendment

congress has power to collect income tax

17th Amendment

senators are directly elected by the people of each state

18th Amendment

banned the making, selling, or transporting of alcohol

19th Amendment

Voting rights for women

20th Amendment

set terms of president, presidential succession VP and congress, set ignaguration

21st Amendment

Repealed 18th making alcohol leagal, still dry counties

22nd Amendment

president 2 term limt

23rd Amendment

electoral votes to the district of columbia

24th Amendment

outlawed poll taxes in national elections

25th Amendment

established presidential sucecession

26th

lowered voting age to 18

Dred Scott

court case, blacks are property and have no rights

Sandy Hook

Ct Mass shooting, responded with restrictive laws

Brown v. Board of Education

public schools sued for equality, all schools in US desegregated

US v. Miller

right to require registration of guns

Middle Passage

12 million captive Africans were forcibly transported across the Atlantic to the Americas

Habeas Corpus

allow individuals to challenge their detention

Double Jepordy

cant be tried for the same crime twice

Texas v. Jhonson

burning the American flag is protected as "symbolic speech" under the First Amendment

Castle Doctrine

states allow Americans to use deadly force to defend themselves

Eminent Domain

government can take property for common good

Missori Compromise

allows states to self determine slave issues

Sweatt v. Painter

Texas law school, allowed blacks to go to white only schools

Fredick Douglas

. Escaping slavery in 1838, he dedicated his life to fighting for human rights, equality, and the abolitionist movement

Thurgood Marshall

civil rights lawyer who successfully argued the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case before the Supreme Court

Retribution

criminal receives punishment as vengence for crime, death peanalty

Recidivism

tendency of criminal to reoffend

incapacitation

seperation of convict from society, jail

pleasy v. furguson

seperate but not equal

Patriot Act

response to the 9/11 attacks

Tinker vs. Desmoines

1st amendment, free speech court decisions and in school

Cival Rights Act

outlaws all forms of discrimination against blacks and women

Mapp vs. Ohio

police need search warrent

Due Process

government must respect all legal rights owed to a person

Red Flag Laws

allows police to temporarily remove guns from a mentally unstable person

Gidon v. Waigne Right

6th amendment court decision, right to lawyer even if you cant afford one

Take the 5th

right to remain silent

Bill of Rights

first 10 amendments

Ammancipation Proclomation

It declared that all enslaved people within the rebellious Confederate states were free

Harriet Tubman

risking her life to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people

Marandia v. Arizona

5th amendment court decision, rights of the accused due process

Brady Bill

background checks for gun purchases

Deterance

discoraging people from commiting crimes

Rehabilitation

helping the convicted person change there behavior