SS.7.C.2.4 VOCAB

Terms in this set (14)

a change to a constitution (e.g., U.S. Constitution, Florida Constitution)

the first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution

cruel & unusual punishment

punishment prohibited by the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution; includes torture or other forms of punishment too severe for the crime committed

the right of the government to take private property for public use; the Fifth Amendment requires that people be paid fairly (compensated) for their property if it is taken by the government

freedom of peaceable (peaceful) assembly

the right to hold meetings and form groups without interference by the government; guaranteed in the First Amendment

freedom of press

the right of the press to write and print news and information free from government interference; guaranteed in the First Amendment

freedom of religious exercise

the right for citizens to practice the religion of their choice without government interference; guaranteed in the First Amendment

freedom of speech

the right for citizens to speak freely without government interference; guaranteed in the First Amendment

freedom to petition the government

the freedom for citizens to engage in any nonviolent, legal means of encouraging or criticizing government action; guaranteed in the First Amendment

pleading the fifth

the right of a person to refuse to testify under oath in a court of law on the grounds that the answers could be used as evidence against him to convict him of a criminal offense

right to bear arms

the idea in the Second Amendment that people have an individual right to own and carry weapons

rights of the accused

the rights included in the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendments: protection from unreasonable search and seizure, double jeopardy, and self-incrimination, the right to due process, right to a speedy and public trial, trial by jury, the right to be informed of criminal charges, right to confront witnesses in court, right to an attorney, protection from self-incrimination

the right to vote

unenumerated rights

according to the Ninth Amendment, any right that is not specifically addressed in the Constitution still may be protected (e.g., privacy)

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