Cadee Pierce- Bill of Rights Padlet by Cadee Pierce https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p en-us 2019-10-29 15:25:46 UTC 2025-10-31 17:54:47 UTC hello@padlet.com “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403942483 2019-10-29 15:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403942483 This amendment means that people should have the freedom of speech, freedom to practice/exercise any religion, freedom of assembly, freedom to complain to the government with no consequence, and freedom of press which means people have the freedom to print whatever they desire and the government cannot control that. cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403943083 2019-10-29 15:28:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403943083 "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403947180 2019-10-29 15:34:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403947180 This amendment means that any and all citizens will have the right to own their own guns or weapons. This is important to the security of all people and to the the security of our country. Congress makes this an amendment mainly for protection. cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403947255 2019-10-29 15:34:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403947255 "No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law." cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403949432 2019-10-29 15:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403949432 This amendment means people have the freedom to allow or prohibit active soldiers serving in any armed force to live in their homes. Citizens do not have to allow soldiers to live with them and soldiers are required to live in any specific place. cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403949555 2019-10-29 15:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403949555 "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." cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403953218 2019-10-29 15:41:40 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403953218 This amendment means that no person in the world including the police or any specialized force has the right to search your home or your personal belongings without a warrant or probable reason/cause as to why they are searching you and your things. cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403953307 2019-10-29 15:41:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403953307 "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation." cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403953672 2019-10-29 15:42:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403953672 This amendment protects us as humans and citizens by not allowing anybody to convict us of crime, treason, etc without evidence and direct citation from the police. It also states that we do not have to argue against ourselves or prove anything if we are accused of committing a crime in court. cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403955615 2019-10-29 15:45:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403955615 Freedom of Speech cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403958880 2019-10-29 15:50:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403958880 Freedom to Practice/Exercise Religion cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403959672 2019-10-29 15:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403959672 Freedom of Assembly cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403961110 2019-10-29 15:53:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403961110 Freedom to Petition the Government cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403962372 2019-10-29 15:55:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403962372 Freedom of the Press cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403962640 2019-10-29 15:55:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/403962640 Right of the people to keep and bear arms cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404103946 2019-10-29 19:17:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404103946 Soldier walking into house without citizens consent cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404109563 2019-10-29 19:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404109563 Showing a warrant to legally search one's home. cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404112187 2019-10-29 19:31:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404112187 Someone facing a judge in court, but not defending themselves. cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404113536 2019-10-29 19:33:18 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404113536 "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district where in the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense." cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404407285 2019-10-30 13:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404407285 "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." cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404407717 2019-10-30 13:06:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404407717 "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted." cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404407890 2019-10-30 13:06:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404407890 "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404408154 2019-10-30 13:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404408154 "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404408651 2019-10-30 13:07:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404408651 This amendment means every citizen in the United States has the right to have a fast trial, a fair jury, and the availability to access or challenge the witnesses that are accusing you (the criminal) of the crime. Also this amendment gives citizens the right to have an attorney while at court if the citizen accused if the crime wants to have one, this is not required. cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404457494 2019-10-30 14:11:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404457494 Speedy Trial (sarcastic) cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404463366 2019-10-30 14:19:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404463366 Fair Trial cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404463735 2019-10-30 14:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404463735 Attorney cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404464645 2019-10-30 14:20:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404464645 Confronting witnesses cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404465011 2019-10-30 14:21:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404465011 This amendment means that if someone wants to sue somebody else or make a lawsuit against someone else, the jury in federal court has the authority to settle this dispute. The requirement is that the lawsuit must be over 20 dollars and if the jury settles the case, it is prohibited from going on trial again. cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404466475 2019-10-30 14:23:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404466475 Signing off on a lawsuit cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404471516 2019-10-30 14:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404471516 Jury settling dispute cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404471780 2019-10-30 14:29:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404471780 Probable Cause cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404513091 2019-10-30 15:20:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404513091 Unreasonable searches/seizures cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404513164 2019-10-30 15:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404513164 Lawsuit over $20 cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404517170 2019-10-30 15:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404517170 This amendment means consequences or punishments for people who have committed crimes shall not be excessively violent, cruel, or unusual. For example, if someone robs a store and only takes a bag of chips they should not be murdered. This amendment also protects citizens from being fined too much for breaking a la or committing a crime. cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404518622 2019-10-30 15:28:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404518622 Excessive Punishment cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404520390 2019-10-30 15:31:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404520390 Excessive Fines cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404520955 2019-10-30 15:32:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404520955 Excessive Bail cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404521002 2019-10-30 15:32:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404521002 This amendment means that people have their own rights and the government does not control all of them. This amendment states that we the people have our own individual free rights and they do not belong to the government. Our rights are not limited because we have more rights beyond what the Constitution says. cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404524358 2019-10-30 15:36:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404524358 Human Rights cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404527900 2019-10-30 15:42:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404527900 No government control cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404528830 2019-10-30 15:43:40 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404528830 This amendment states that the state government has different rules and laws from the national government. The state government and national government are under different regulations and are not forced to have the same laws. Each government has different amounts of control. For example, the state government enforces and has traffic laws and the national government enforces our national currency system. cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404530474 2019-10-30 15:46:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404530474 State Laws cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404532524 2019-10-30 15:49:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404532524 National Laws cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404532576 2019-10-30 15:49:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404532576 Right to Remain Silent cpierce28 https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404684850 2019-10-30 19:27:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cpierce28/3ic3bcgn97p/wish/404684850