9th-10th Amendments

5 Ways States Look After the Well-Beings of its People:
1. They can require vaccinations for school children, and licenses for professionals such as teachers, doctors and lawyers.
2. States can give people licenses for hunting, fishing, and driving motor vehicles.
3. They make restaurants follow specific health rules that are determined by the state.
4. Any citizens of a states can go to the state police to safeguard their home and highways

3 Powers States Share with the Federal Government:
1. Powers to tax
2. Powers to pass laws
3. Powers to punish

Responsibilities of the State or Federal Government?:
a. Issue a teaching license to someone who has applied and has met all the requirements- State's responsibility
b. Make a treaty with a foreign country- Federal Government's responsibility
c. Set health codes for restaurants- State's responsibility
d. Issue a marriage license- State's responsibility
e. Declare war- Federal Government's responsibility

5th-8th Amedments

Witness- somebody who personally sees something being committed.
Indict- to be charged with an offense or crime.
Testify- to bear witness; to give or afford evidence.
Grand Jury- about 12 to 23 people that are chosen to listen and look over the crime for what the witness and the defendant have to talk about.
Due Process- the regular administration of the law, according to which no citizen may be denied his or her legal rights and all laws must conform to fundamental, accepted legal principles, as the right of the accused to confront his or her accusers.
Capital Punishment- a death penalty for a crime.
Excessive- going beyond the necessary or proper limit of punishment.
Bail- pay a certain amount of money to release someone out of jail.
Peer- a person of the same legal status.

I think that the people who have committed the crime should have all the rights that are said. This is because, if someone accuses the "criminal" and doesn't have any evidence on the crime then how will the "criminal" be found guilty? If the someone accuses the "criminal" for a crime AGAIN and there's still no evidence found and they take them to court again, then that wouldn't be fair. They could keep taking them back to court and accusing them if that was not put into the 5th-8th amendments. Also, if the person being accused does not have equal rights with the people accusing them, then that is definitely not a fair trial.

2nd-4th Amendments

1. I can see why the people for gun control would want to limit the type of guns and weapons that people have on their sides. It is because of the violence that the weapons can cause. But then, you get the people that argue to have the weapons that they choose on them. This is probably because they want them for self defense or other needs for the weapons, I think that the gun control would be the way to go because a lot of people get killed in every day life from others that just don't think right and they have the weapons on them.
2. I think it is fair for people to open their homes during war time, mainly because the soldiers are fighting for our freedom. The people that do open up their homes are doing a great thing for the soldiers, giving them a place to live for the time being. I mean, honestly, I think they would be a little selfish if they didn't do that for the soldiers that gave them freedom.
3. A police might be able to obtain a warrant to search a house or building, if the people in the building were using/selling illegal drugs or weapons. The cops would have to investigate the home to figure out if the people really were or not.

First Amendment

1. Give a speech before a large gathering of people and express opinions about the president's abilities.- Its protected by the freedom of speech.

4. Write a letter for the editorial page of a newspaper in which you criticize a state legislator.- Its protected by the freedom of press.

7. Circulate a petition calling for the repeal of an unpopular law.- Its protected by the freedom of petition.

8. Post your opinion on your blog about an issue being discussed at a local school board meeting.- Its protected by the freedom of press.

The First Amendment is important to me throughout everyday life because it allows me to speak the truth whenever or wherever I like, as long as its not going to harm a reputation. It allows me to express myself using speech or press and I have the freedom of religion, assembly, and petition along with speech and press. Although these freedoms come with limitations, I still have the freedom to do mostly anything I want.