Amendment 3

Quartering of Soldiers

No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Vocabulary:

• consent: to accept or agree

• quartered: furnished or provided housing

• prescribed: set forth with authority

 

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Rewrite Amendment in your own words in the space below. Print it out and give it to your instructor or teacher or copy and paste it into an e-mail to send him/her.

Discussion Questions:

1. This amendment may today seem to be not as essential as some of the others in the Bill of Rights. Is this still a relevant issue or will it be in the future?