Do you know...
The amendments 4 and 7
the bill of rights
Although there is many more to explore, we are going to be focused on the amendments 4 and 7. How well do you know them ?
The 4th amendment
The 4th amendment says...
Search and arrest warrants
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
What it means...
If a police man shows at your door and asks to search your home without an warrant , you have the right to not let him in according to amendment 4.
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The 7th Amendment
what the 7th amendment says...
Rights in civil cases
In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
what it means...
In civil cases, when you are trying to sue someone for more than 20 dollars , you have the right to choose trial by jury. But what the jury says is final, no changing.
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