martes, 7 de marzo de 2017

Laboratory of Bill of Rights United States (1791)

The Bill of Rights is the term used to describe the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America.

Amendment 1
The Congress shall not make any law by which it adopts a religion as an official of the State or is prohibited from practicing it freely, or that violate freedom of speech or of the press, or the right of the people to assemble peacefully and to ask the government to redress grievances .

Amendment 2
As a well-ordered militia is necessary for the security of a Free State, the right of the people to possess and bear arms will not be violated.

Amendment 4
The right of the inhabitants that their persons, domiciles, papers and effects are safe from arbitrary searches and apprehensions, will be inviolable, and will not issue to the effect orders that are not based on a plausible motive, are corroborated by oath or protest And describe with particularity the place to be registered and the persons or things to be arrested or seized.

Amendment 5
No one shall be obliged to respond to a crime punishable by capital punishment or another offense if a grand jury does not denounce or accuse him, except for cases that arise in sea or land forces or in the national militia when he is found In effective service in time of war or public danger; Nor shall any person be placed twice in danger of losing his life or any member on the occasion of the same offense; Nor is it compelled to testify against herself in any criminal trial; Nor shall he be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law; Nor will private property be used for public use without just compensation.

Amendment 6
In all criminal cases, the accused shall enjoy the right to be tried promptly and in public by an impartial jury of the district and State in which the crime was committed, a district which shall have been previously determined by law; As well as to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation,to be confronted with the witnesses against him, to have compulsory process to obtain witnesses in his favor and to have the assistance of a counsel for his defense.

Amendment 8
No excessive bail shall be exacted, no excessive fines shall be imposed, and cruel and unusual punishments shall not be inflicted.

Answer:

1. Identify the rights and protections (1st amendment)

2. What does the second amendment allow?

3. How can the government make a registration? (4th Amendment)

4. What protection is contained in the fifth amendment to testify in case of accusation? (5th)

5. Mention the guarantees of people in criminal proceedings. (6th)

6. What is expressly prohibited? (8th amendment)

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