1. What information is being presented in the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments? What facts are presented?
A: Second Amendment: bearing arms
(you are entitled to keep weapons in your home; you are entitled to keep weapons on your person; only the armed forces and law enforcement officials can use weapons to defend the country and its citizens); Third Amendment: housing of soldiers
(the military may not house its troops in your residence during times of peace without your consent;
the military may not house its troops in your residence during times of war except in accordance with the law); Fourth Amendment: privacy (The govt. or any law enforcement official cannot search you or confiscate your things without any good reason; if the govt. or any law enforcement official wants to search or seize your property in your home, they must have a good reason and must get permission to perform the search from a judge); Fifth Amendment: accused persons in criminal cases
(you cannot be tried for a serious crime unless a grand jury decides that there is enough proof or evidence so that a trial is needed;
people in the military who commit a crime during a national emergency or a war can be tried without a grand jury deciding if it is necessary first; if you are put on trial for a crime and the trial ends or you are convicted of a crime and serve your time in jail or acquitted, you cannot be tried for the same crime again; the govt. cannot force you to testify against yourself; the govt. cannot take away your life, property, or freedom without following the steps of due process, which give you a fair chance to prove your innocence; the govt. cannot seize your property for public use without paying you back); and Sixth Amendment: speedy and fair trial (if you are accused of a crime, you have the right to get a quick and public trial; your trial must have an impartial jury; your trial must be held in the area where the crime took place; you have the right to find out what you are being charged with or why you are being held in jail; you have the right to ask questions; you have the right to know who is accusing you of committing the crime; you can force any witnesses you think can help with your case to attend your public trial; you have the right to hire an attorney).
2. What does this information mean? What are its implications? What thoughts/emotions does it evoke?
A: Second Amendment (you can keep a functioning firearm for self-defense in your home, you can own a gun for certain legal activities, such as hunting or target practice, your protection relies on the militia); Third Amendment (
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