Bill of Rights : Amendment Cases
By Christian Renfroe
What are the Bill of rights
The 10 bills of rights protect the rights of citizens and also state the powers that citizens have.
Amendment #1 Freedom of Speech
It means that the government cannot stop you from speaking your own opinion and doing what you want to do.
Amendment #4 Search and seizure
People cannot go through all of your things without permission from the court.
Amendment #5 Double jeopardy
All people deserve to have a fair trial before being put to punishment.
Amendment #6 Accused in criminal
All trials should be put to place in a timely manner, and must take place in a timely manner.
Amendment #8 Cruel and unreasonable punishment
All punishments cannot be unfair, You cannot be punished cruelly
Amendment #9 Rights retained by people
A persons rights cannot be taken away by the government, But Rights can be added.
Amendment #10 Limited federal power
You have a certain power unless the Constitution says otherwise
What are court cases
A court case shows that some people have had problems with the amendment that the court case is shown to have a problem with.
Court Case #1: Charles T. Schenck V. United States - Amendment 1
Holmes Declared while that freedom of speech needs to be protected, it also needs limits. He gives many reasons and examples, In the end the court agrees with his reasons
Court Case #2: Bliss V. Commonwealth - Amendment Two
Bliss declared that the Constitution stated that the right to bear arms shall not be questioned, Bliss gives many occasions on which people were arrested for carrying a weapon. The Court supports his reasons and agrees with Bliss
Court Case #3: Boyd V. United States - Amendment Four
E.A Boyd's Company was selling glass, the court had decides that he was selling to much glass to a certain company. The Court declared that that was illegal and that the company did not need the glass. Boyd declared that as long as they were paying there was no problem. The Court Agreed.