Amendment #1:
Meaning: Every man has the
freedom of speech, assembly, press, religion, and petition.
Reasoning: This amendment is
important because it allows people to freely communicate their ideas which allows
for change.
Amendment #2:
Meaning: Every person has the
right to own certain kinds of firearms.
Reasoning: This is important because
it allows people to be able to defend themselves and also hunt.
Amendment #3:
Meaning: You do not have to house
a soldier in time of peace if you do not want to and you do not have to house a
soldier in time of war if the law doesn’t say you have to.
Reasoning: I guess at one point
they were forcing citizens to house and care for soldiers so this law was put
in place to allow the home owner to make the decision.
Amendment #4:
Meaning: No one can search you or
anything that belongs to you unless the person has a search warrant to do so.
Reasoning: This is important
because it gives you some privacy and security while in your house or out of
it.
Amendment #5:
Meaning: You can only be tried once
for the same crime, you have the right to remain silent when interrogated, they
can’t take your property without taking certain legal steps, and they can’t
take your property without fair compensation.
Reasoning: It is important
because it makes sure everyone is treated fairly in court and through criminal
proceedings.
Amendment #6:
Meaning: You have to right to a
fast quick trial in the area where you may or may not have committed it with a
jury in the same area, you have the right to be informed of the accusation, you
have the right to have your own evidence and witnesses and the opposing side
has the right to their own evidence and witnesses, you have the right to have
an attorney.
Reasoning: This is important
because again it makes sure that everything is fair in court and through
criminal proceedings.
Amendment #7:
Meaning: If the amount you are
suing for exceeds 20$ then you have the right to a trial by jury.
Reasoning: This is important
because it allows for you to get receive a trial and sue for an amount above
20$. Anything less is really not worth their time and yours because it would
end up costing them a whole lot of money for such a small amount being fought
over.
Amendment #8:
Meaning: You cannot be punished
with cruelty (Drowned, Burned, Guillotined, etc.) and fines and bail cannot be
so expensive that the average citizen would never be able to pay them.
Reasoning: This is important
because it gives the chance for every citizen to be able to pay the fines
presented and cruel punishment unnecessary so it’s fair that they are safe from
that.
Amendment #9:
Meaning: Citizens of the United
States are not just limited to the rights mentioned in the Constitution.
Reasoning: This is important
because clarifies that it is alright for you to own certain things like a car without
it having to be stated in the Constitution.
Amendment #10:
Meaning: Powers not stated in the
Constitution are reserved for the States to decide on.
Reasoning: This is important
because it limits some of the power that the government has.
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