Chapter 3, Section 4 The Amendments

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Chapter 3, Section 4The Amendments

• Casey Young
• American Government
• 1st and 4th Period

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The Bill of Rights

• The First Amendment- Speech, Religion, Press,
  Petition, Assembly
• Prior Restraint- government censorship of
  information before it is published or broadcast
• Slander is a false speech intended to damage a
  persons reputation
• Libel applies to written or published statements

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The Bill of Rights Continued

• 2nd Amend- militia, armed forces of citizens
• 3rd Amendment- Quartering troops
• 4th Amend- Probable Cause- reasonable basis to
  conduct a search or seizure
• Search/Arrest Warrant- orders that are specific
  to place, items, and person being searched

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Eminent Domain
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The Bill of Rights

• 5th Amend- due process of law- must follow
  constitutional procedures in trials and actions
• Eminent Domain- government takes private property
  for public use
• 6th Amend- change of venue, move trail to new
  location

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Bill of Rights Continued

• 7th Amend- Civil Suits, right to jury trial in
  federal courts to settle disputes about property
  worth more than 20
• 8th Amend- Bail and Punishment
• Also includes, excessive fines and cruel and
  unusual punishment

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Bill of Rights Cont.

• 9th amend- powers reserved to the people
• 10th amend- powers reserved to the states

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Civil War Amendments

• Amendment 13- Abolition or outlaw of Slavery
• Amendment 14- Rights of Citizens, anyone born in
  US is a natural citizen
• Amendment 15- The right to vote (African Americans

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Civil War Amendments
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Other Amendments

• Chisholm vs GA was instrumental in 11th Amend
• 17th Amend- people instead of state legislatures
  elect US Senators
• 18th- prohibits manufacture, sale, or transport
  of alcohol
• 21st- repeals the 18th, except for alcohol being
  transported into a state that it was illegal

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Other Amendments

• 19th Amendment- Gave women the right to vote
• 26th Amendment- 18 year olds right to vote