Welcome back to our series "Understanding Your Rights." We've already covered the first two amendments. You can find that post here: https://civicsandcitizenship.org/understanding-your-rights-bill-of-rights-1st-2nd-amendments/ Let's Begin with the Third Amendment The Constitution forbids the government from forcing us to house soldiers without our consent. Here is the text of the Third Amendment: "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." The Slippery Slope and Third Amendment Application Follow this slippery slope: The British required the colonists to provide housing for their soldiers by building barracks. Then, troops were quartered in what we today consider businesses: hotels, farm buildings, and liquor stores. If these weren't adequate, then empty buildings were ordered to be used. Homes were also used, as history records the rapes of some wives and …
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