Bill Of Rights
Edgar Banuelos
What are the Bill of Rights?
The Bill of Rights are rights that protect the people of the united states of america.
Bill one: freedom of speech, religion, press
What it meas: You can say and write just about anything and the government can't do anything to you.
Court case: Miller vs. California
Miller was protected by the amendment.
Bill two: right to bear arms
What it means: Soldiers protect the people/states and regular people have the right to bear arms.
Court case: Bliss vs. common wealth
Kentucky supreme court agreed with bliss. The state could not limit the kind of weapons a citizen could have.
Bill three: Right to privacy in the home
What it Means: Any soldier (no mater how frustrated/tired) can go into your house and demand to live their.
Bill four: Unreasonable search and seizure
What it means: Police can't go into your house, search/take your stuff without a search warrant.
Court case: Arizona vs. Evans
The court extended the good faith rule once again.
Bill five: Double jeopardy, self-incrimination, due process of law
What it means: You can't be tryeld twice for the same crime.
Court case: Brown vs. Ohio
A police officer collects evidence to be used in a 2005 murder case in New York.
Bill six: The right to the accused in criminal cases
What it means: If you are accused of a crime, it is best to get your trial as soon as possible so you won't be in jail if you are innocent.
Bill seven: The right to a jury trial
What it means: in a civil case it can only be brought up in one court.
Bill eight: preventing cruel and unusual punishment.
What it means: The government can't charge you for alot/unreasonably large amount of money.
Court case: Gregg vs. Georgia
A military courtroom in Guaranamo bay, Cuba, has been prepared for possible trials.
Bill nine: Right retained by the people
Their are more rights but the government cant take them.
Bill ten: Limited federal powers
A state can drop something if the constitution doesn't say anything about it.