Rodney Cardona

First

Amendment

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. S mmary! "he government cant make yo follow any certain religion, yo can worship any god yo want to, witho t congress interfering. #rticle abo t the first amendment! $%&S
' dge (ans Cross )isplay by *ol nteer +ire )ept. ' ne ,-, ,./0 1 2nited 3ress 4nternational # 5 dge "h rsday banned a Greenwich vol nteer fire department from displaying a cross on the fireho se at Christmas. 2.S. )istrict ' dge %llen (ree ( rns said the display violated the +irst #mendment rights of Greenwich residents who bro ght s it.

Article relation to amendment: This article is related to the first amendment because it shows a violation of the religious and expression parts of the amendment. You re supposed to be able to express your religion! but the "udge did not allow some firefighters to put up a simple cross. Amendment relation to grievances: #ome settlers came to America fleeing from religious persecution. They were see$ing a new place to worship in their own way. The $ing wanted them to go to his church and to follow his rules.

#econd Amendment
%# well reg lated 6ilitia, being necessary to the sec rity of a +ree State, the right of the people to keep and bear #rms, shall not be infringed. #ummary: #tates have the right to $eep a small force of armed volunteers! and citi&ens have the right to own personal weapons. Article: 12 Year-Old Girl Shoots Intruder during Home Invasion in Bryan
County 'uring that time! the intruder made his way through the house. #t.

Clair(s daughter told deputies the man came into the room where she was hiding and began to open up the closet door. That was when the )* year old had to ma$e a life+saving decision. %And what we understand right now! he was turning the door$nob when she fired through the door!, said the -ryan County .ndersheriff /en 0olden.

Article relation to amendment: This article is related to the amendment because it shows how the girl s mom being able to have a gun saved her life. 1f the mom didn t have the gun! the intruder might ve hurt her. Amendment relation to grievances: 'uring the revolutionary war! the -ritish too$ weapons away from colonists they suspected to be rebels. An example would be at 2exington and Concord! when -ritish troops tried to capture gunpowder and ammunition stored by colonists.

Third Amendment
%3o #oldier shall! in time of peace be 4uartered in any house! without the consent of the 5wner! nor in time of war! but in a manner to be prescribed by law.6 #ummary: 3o one can force you to $eep a soldier in your home. 3either in peace times or war times. Article: Thursday! 7arch **! *889#o the first and most important part of this law
re4uired local authorities to %4uarter and billet6 royal troops %in the barrac$s provided by the colonies.6 -ecause of the long string of wars with France and the militia system! most large port towns colonies had such barrac$s. 1f no such barrac$s were available! then the law gave local authorities the responsibility to find soldiers accommodations in inns! livery stables! and taverns. The first two types of buildings were already ta$ing in guests and their horses. All the li4uor+selling establishments described by the law were licensed by the local authorities! so they were already beholding to the state and receiving the public. They were %public houses!6 in the period parlance.

Article relation to amendment: The article is connected because it shows how soldiers had to live if there were no barrac$s! mostly in abandoned buildings. Amendment relation to grievances: 'uring the )998s -ritish soldiers would stay at colonist s homes without even as$ing for permission from the home owners.

Fourth Amendment
"he right of the people to be sec re in their persons, ho ses, papers, and effects, against nreasonable searches and sei7 res, shall not be violated, and no &arrants shall iss e, b t pon probable ca se, s pported by 8ath or affirmation, and partic larly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be sei7ed. S mmary! "he government cannot search yo r home witho t a warrant. "hey need specific a thority to be able to search yo and yo r property. #rticle! By
ohn ohnson! "osted Oct 1#! 2$12

Should %olice &e a&le to &ring a dog onto the %orch o' a house! (ithout a (arrant! to try to get a (hi'' o' drugs inside) *o! (rites +eyer, -I' the %olice can.t thermal-scan your home 'rom the street! (hy let them dog-scan it 'rom your 'ront %orch)- /et them do this! and soon %olice might set u% dog-sni''ing chec0%oints outside schools! su%ermar0ets! you name it, 1hat2s (orse! -today.s dogs (ill give (ay to tomorro(.s hightech contra&and-scanning devices- that (ill &e used under the same %rinci%le, /et2s sto% this no( and %reserve American %rivacy,

Article relation to amendment: The article shows how one writer responded to recent reports of police searching places with dogs! loo$ing for any illegal activity. Amendment relation to grievances: -efore the revolution! -ritish officials were able to search mostly any colonial citi&en s property! "ust because they were with the government.

Fifth Amendment
-*o %erson shall &e held to ans(er 'or a ca%ital! or other(ise in'amous crime! unless on a %resentment or indictment o' a Grand ury! e3ce%t in cases arising in the land or naval 'orces! or in the +ilitia! (hen in actual service in time o' 1ar or %u&lic danger4 nor shall any %erson &e su&5ect 'or the same o''ence to &e t(ice %ut in 5eo%ardy o' li'e or lim&4 nor shall &e com%elled in any criminal case to &e a (itness against himsel'! nor &e de%rived o' li'e! li&erty! or %ro%erty! (ithout due %rocess o' la(4 nor shall %rivate %ro%erty &e ta0en 'or %u&lic use! (ithout 5ust com%ensation,-

Summary: 67th section8, You don.t have to ever &e a (itness

against yoursel' 'or any crime you committed,9 Article:

October 19, 20121(y 9im 6 rphy

S%#"":%;"he federal detention center near Seattle<"acoma 4nternational #irport is s ally home to s spected bank robbers and dr g dealers awaiting trial, or perhaps illegal immigrants fighting deportation. "hese days, tho gh, it=s taken on an air of political intrig e, as three activists who=ve ref sed to testify before a federal grand 5 ry engage in an extended war of nerves with a thorities.

#rticle relation to amendment! "he article is related to the amendment beca se the activists ref se to testify against themselves. #mendment relation to grievances! (ritish soldiers >and #merican? stole cattle from colonists, and they most of the time got away. "hey were stealing they=re property, and sing it for p blic se for their comrades.

#ixth Amendment
4n all criminal prosec tions, the acc sed shall en5oy the right to a speedy and p blic trial, by an impartial 5 ry of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previo sly ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nat re and ca se of the acc sation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have comp lsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the #ssistance of Co nsel for his defense.

S mmary! "he co rt has to have comp lsory process to gain the witnesses and proof. #rticle! :osted ;an *<! *88= <:>9 :7 C#T -y 7artha 3eil
A California public defender reportedly is using a novel constitutional argument to support his contention in a state+court lawsuit that the local district attorney(s office is unfairly listening into conversations on public "ailhouse telephones to gain information about criminal cases.

Article relation to amendment: The article explains how the district attorneys office was not getting the information the right way. They were listening to the inmates private conversations through the phone. Amendment relation to grievances: /ing suspended trial by "ury. This infuriated colonists! since they wanted a fair trial! and that was not fair at all.

?ighth Amendment
:;3cessive &ail shall not &e re<uired! no e3cessive 'ines im%osed! nor cruel and unusual %unishments in'licted9, Summary: I' you.re %oor! you (on.t have to %ay a ton o' money to get someone out o' 5ail, *o cruel and=or unusual %unishments should &e %er'ormed on you, Article: September 21, 2006
# convicted killer who arg ed that the state@s se of lethal in5ection was cr el and n s al p nishment was p t to death in Starke after the 2.S. S preme Co rt denied him a stay. Clarence Aill, B/, was exec ted for the ,./C m rder of a 3ensacola police officer in a savings and loan robbery. Aill had arg ed that the chemicals sed in exec tions << sodi m pentothal, panc roni m bromide and potassi m chloride << can ca se excr ciating pain. "he first dr g is a painkiller. "he second one paraly7es and the third ca ses a heart attack.

#rticle relation to amendment! "he killer tried to se the /th amendment as an exc se for the death penalty, b t since the first dr g is a painkiller, there is no excr ciating pain, so it isn=t a cr el and n s al p nishment. #mendment relation to grievances! (efore the revol tion, colonists b rned s spected witches at stake. "his was a slow and painf l death, very cr el. Aanging was also a harsh p nishment. Do were h ng from a high platform, and choked to death. "hese were all cr el and n s al p nishments, and the new #mericans tried to get rid of them