"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 To Me:
Right of trial by jury. Jury decides the value of a lawsuit, but judges can overturn. (small claims court.)
Media:
haha 7th Amendment rap.. pretty lame but here you go!
Media:
Jury's were formed because judges were more easily bribed to go along.
"In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein 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."
What It Means To Me:
This amendment gives the rights to a speedy trial which would prevent innocent from being in jail. It also gives the right of a public trial, and a right to council.
The Supreme Court announced Thursday a potentially significant change in how crime lab reports are used in trials, ruling that a defendant has the right to cross-examine in front of the jury the experts who prepared these reports. Crime labs have been subjected to criticism in the last decade, much of it because of DNA evidence that has shown at least 240 prisoners were in fact not guilty.
-This article is similar to the Powell v. Alabama case in 1932, where the accused were not guilty.
"No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crimes, 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 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."
What It Means To Me:
Protection from government in court trials, testifying against ones self, Due Process Law, and private property.
Relation:
Dave Chappelle, a comedian, over-uses the Fifth Amendment.
Relation:
I wish! The Fifth Amendment can be used in many ways as you can see, so why can't it apply to our grades??
"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 To Me:
The Fourth Amendment guarantees the securities in persons, houses, paper, and effects. It protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures, where police have no power unless they have a probable cause.
Relation:
The video describes how the government tries to get away with avoiding the Fourth Amendment.
Relation:
Even though my dad was a police officer, some officials do not abide by this law and are ignorant about it because the Supreme Court doesn't do anything to stop it.
"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."
What It Means To Me:
I don't really have any significance to this amendment, but it's nice to know that I won't have to house soldiers! Anyway, this amendment means that citizens do not have to house soldiers as a protection of our privacy and property rights from the government.
Relation:
Honestly, there really is no need for this amendment anymore. This amendment was made for those back then who actually did have to house soldiers, so it's good to know that we won't ever have to as well.
Relation:
The Third Amendment Blues is a song a nutcracker sings about his blues about the amendment and complaints about it.
"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."
What It Means To Me:
The way I understood this amendment is that militias were formed to protect towns and were controlled by the state. Also, citizens have the right to bear arms as long as they have a license and their arms are registered.
Relation:
The previous recording informs people about the Second Amendment. It also shares how you can use your rights to the amendment in different ways.
Relation:
"Without our Liberty, we have nothing" - this picture shows how the only right to bear arms is for self-defense. Nothing else.
"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 redress of grievances."
What It Means To Me:
This amendment states the right that citizens have to practice any religion, say or write what they want, assemble, and to petition the Government. The government sets these rights out, but does not state all the rules and restrictions that come along with it.
Relation:
This rap has been made by young students studying the First Amendment and tells about the freedom of religion in particular and how it is carried out, along with its significance.
Relation:
The picture speaks for itself. The First Amendment gives us the freedom of speech but in reality, is it really free? In the extra credit article it states that freedom of speech is a privilege of the dead. People are afraid to use their "freedom of speech" because of how others think of them, along with what reputation it will give their loved ones, and the consequences that follow. Freedom of speech isn't really "free", it's more like "the right to NOT speak what's on your mind and what's wrong."
