EOC Review 2

Bill of Rights, 3 Branches, State

and Local Government
 1st Amendment
RAPPS
• Religion
– Establishment Clause – the government cannot
establish or favor a religion
– Free Exercise Clause – people are free to practice their
religion as long as they don’t break other types of laws
• Assembly – to gather, to associate
• Press – prohibits censorship of printed materials
• Petition – to request something of the gov’t
• Speech – including symbolic expression
 2 Amendment
nd

• Right to Bear Arms

 3 Amendment
rd

• Government
cannot force
citizens to quarter ¾
(house) soldiers
during peacetime
 4 Amendment
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• Protects citizens from 2+2=4

unreasonable Search + Seizure = 4th
searches and
seizures by
government.

• Search Warrants are

required.
 5 Amendment
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• Due Process
• Cannot be forced to
testify against self
• No Double Jeopardy
• Grand Jury Indictment
• Eminent Domain
 6 Amendment
th

• Right to speedy trial

• Right to lawyer
• Right to call
witnesses on your
behalf and confront
witnesses against you
• Right to jury trial in
criminal cases
 $eventh Amendment
• Right to a jury trial in
a civil case
 8 Amendment
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• Protects against
unreasonable BAIL
• Protects against cruel
and unusual
punishment
 9 Amendment
th

• Protects other
unwritten rights of
people
 10 Amendment
th

• Protects the
Reserved rights of
states
 Other Amendments
• Civil War: 13, 14, 15
• Voting Rights: 15, 17, 19, 23, 26
• President: 12, 22, 25
 3 Branches
• Article I – Legislative Branch
• Article II – Executive Branch
• Article III – Judicial Branch
• Be sure to know:
– Qualifications
– Powers
– Limits
• Study the Chart!
 State and Local
• NC Government • Local Government
– Written Constitution – County and City
– 3 Branches Services
– Bill of Rights – Education biggest
– expense
Education biggest
expense – Property Tax biggest
– Income Tax and Sales revenue
Tax biggest revenues