CONSTITUTION PART B

What do the 6th & 7th Amendments show about US fears of a bad government which would use its powers to unfairly arrest and convict innocent people?

According to the constitution, the sixth amendment states that any body who is accused of committing a crime is allowed to request a prompt and public trial within the district, if the person accused is found guilty, they have to be told what the consequences for their crime will be in front of the witness who testified against them during the trial. The sixth amendment also states that the person accused has to be given the right to a lawyer who will represent them in the case. In the seventh amendment, it states that in all lawsuits that are based on common law, those who are involved have a right to be tried by a jury, and that the jury must have no biased views of the case and those involved, so they’re deciding who is innocent and who is guilty just by the facts they know about the case. the gov't uses its power to convict innocent people. the 2 people who are involved in the case are innocent untill proven guilty. an which shows that they are equal.

What is the Supreme Law of the Land? What is the significance, in your opinion, of the “No religious test” clause?

In the constitution, it is stated that the supreme law of the land is that all of the decisions are made under the authority of the United States of America. It states that there are no religious tests in order for a person to qualify for any job in the office in the US. i like this because it doesnt matter what type of relgion u are you should be able to persue any carrer you want. this shows that america doesnt look at what your believe in. america shows that everybody has a chance to live a life.

Is the 4th Amendment contradicted by MTA, library, and/or airport searches?

According to the constitution, the fourth amendment states that the government is not allowed to search a person’s house or take a person’s items with a good reason and/or a warrant. that is a good thing because if they didnt need a warrant then they would go to everybodys house an find things that they dont want anybody to see. but what the government doesnt tell you is that even though you think there not watching you an your house/ items they actully are when your gone an nobodys at your house they might be lookin through your stuff. like at the air port they go thorugh your things that is a excuse just for them to go through your things while you know bout it.

The “Full Faith & Credit” provision in Article 4. What does that mean for gay marriage?

Article four in the constitution states that congress is responsible for letting each state have their own laws and legal actions, this means that each state can have laws and actions that are different from other states, so what applies in cali, doesn’t necessarily have to apply in new york. which means that every state has a right to make up a few rules of there own. like gay marriage in some states apply. if they live in that state an get married that is allowed to get married only in that state an cant leave that state an expect to still be married. not every state in the U.S has gay marrage laws.