CONSTITUTION AL AMENDMENTS 1 10 Bill of Rights

CONSTITUTION AL AMENDMENTS 1 -10 Bill of Rights 11 -27 Amendments

• The B. o. R. (basic rights) • Lists rights that ALL citizens (you and me) get • All are rights that colonists didn’t get! • Wrote them to make sure that future generations will receive these rights • Protects our civil liberties (freedoms for everyone). Bill of Rights

q Religion 1 st Amendment (I) Freedom of RAPPS ■ Establishment Clause - Congress can’t establish a religion ■ Free Exercise Clause - Choose your own religion!! q Assembly (Peaceful) q Petition (Gain support for an idea) q Press ■ Slander - Spoken lies (can’t do) ■ Libel - Printed lies (can’t do) ■ The Zenger Case (1733): Peter Zenger arrested and imprisoned for criticizing NY governor, later acquitted (found not guilty) q Speech

nd 2 Amendment (II) ■ The Right to bare arms ■ Bare- have, hold, carry ■ Arms- weapons

3 rd Amendment (III) ■ No Quartering of Soldiers ■ Think – 3 Little Pigs ■ “Let me in!”

4 th Amendment (IV) ■ No Illegal searches and seizures ■ Jay-z has 4 letters ■ 4 looks like a – Cant search a house without a warrant

I heard "Son do you know why I'm stoppin' you for? " Cause I'm young and I'm black and my hats real low? Do I look like a mind reader sir, I don't know Am I under arrest or should I guess some mo'? "Well you was doin fifty-five in a fifty-fo' " "License, registration and step out of the car" "Are you carryin' a weapon on you I know a lot of you are" I ain't steppin out…all my paper's legit "Well, do you mind if I look round the car a little bit? " Well my glove compartment is locked so is the trunk in the back And I know my rights so you goin' need a warrant for that "Aren't you sharp as a tack, you some type of lawyer or. . somebody important or somethin'? " Nah, I ain't pass the bar but I know a little bit Enough that you won't illegally search my #@%&! The 99 PROBLEMS LYRICS are the property of the respective authors, artists and labels, the lyrics are provided for educational purposes only

th 5 (V) Amendment 1. Due Process (Appropriate process taken in all legal procedures) 2. I plead the 5 th! (don’t self incriminate…yourself? ) 3. Double Jeopardy (can’t be tried twice for the same crime) 4. Grand Jury (enough evidence for trial? ) 5. Eminent Domain (govt can’t take property w/payment)

6 th Amendment (V+I= VI)- Speedy Six ■ Even Speeders get • Right to a trial by jury (criminal cases only) • Right to a lawyer • Right to a speedy trial • Right to confront witnesses

7 th Amendment (VII) ■ Seven= Civil ■ Civil Cases are not criminal ■ Right to a trial in a civil case only if more than $20

8 th Amendment (VIII) ■ No Cruel and Unusual Punishments! ■ No Excessive Bails and Fines

9 th Amendment (IX) ■ In case we forgot any, ■ All the other rights are given to the people! ■ Nine= Mine

10 th Amendment (X) ■ Rights reserved for the states

11 th Amendment (XI) ■ Suits against States ■ 1 vs 1, State vs State

12 th Amendment ■ Voting for the President and Vice President as a unit ■ Vote for the #1 person and #2 person at the same time!

13 th Amendment (XIII) ■ Abolished Slavery ■ 13 original colonies had slavery.

14 th Amendmen t (XIV) ■ We are ALL equal under the law! ■ One Four ALL!! ■ Connects to 5 th – Open Hand

15 th Amendment (XV) ■ African American Suffrage ■ African American has 15 letters! ■ 13 th, 14 th, 15 th go together

16 th Amendment (XVI) ■ Congress can collect income tax ■ Do you like taxes? Are you SICK of them? ■ SICK-TEEN AMENDMENT

17 th Amendment (XVII) ■ The People elect senators instead of the State Licensure ■ “SENATETEEN”

18 th Amendment (XVIII) ■ NO MORE DRINKING IN AMERICA! ■ What can’t you do when you turn 18? ü Drive ü Buy Cigarettes ü Tobacco ü R-rated movies ü Tattoo �Drink Alcohol st

19 th Amendment (XIX) ■Women get the right to vote! ■Voting rights cannot be denied on the basis of sex ■Passed in 1919

20 th Amendment (XX) ■ When the President and VP get inaugurated – January 20 th ■ When Congress gets sworn in – March 4 th

21 st Amendment (XXI) ■ What can you do LEGALLY on your 21 st Birthday? ■ DRINK! ■ Prohibition is repealed.

22 ND AMENDMENT (XXII) President only gets two-year terms

23 rd Amendment (XXIII) ■ DC can vote for President ■ Michael Jordan’s number was 23 ■ He played for the DC Wizards

24 th Amendment (XXIV) ■ No Poll Taxes ■ You get 2 vote 4 free!

25 TH AMENDMEN T (XXV) What happens if the President dies? ? 25 President Dies

26 th Amendment (XXVI) ■ 18 year old’s can vote ■ 2 + 6 = 8 teen year old’s

27 th Amendment (XXVII) ■ Congress cannot give themselves a pay raise. ■ They can only give pay raises to the next group of representatives ■ Congress would be heaven if it wasn’t for 27