Amendments
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Amendment | An addition or change in the Constitution |
| Proposal | 2/3 of both houses of Congress or 2/3of the States |
| Ratification | 3/4 of the states |
| Bill of Rights | The first ten Amendments |
| First Amendment | Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press,Freedom of Religion,Freedom of Assembly,Freedom of Petition |
| Second Amendment | The right to bear arms |
| Third Amendment | No quartering soldiers in citizens' homes |
| Fourth Amendment | Protection from unlawful search and seizure |
| Fifth Amendment | Rights of the Accused |
| Sixth Amendment | Right to a fair trial |
| Seventh Amendment | Right to a jury in a lawsuit |
| Eighth Amendment | No excessive fines or bail, no cruel or unusual punishment |
| Ninth Amendment | Rights not listed in the Constitution belong to the people. |
| Tenth Amendment | Powers not given to the Federal Government belong to the states or the people |
| Warrant | 4th Amendment guarantee - Document that allows police to search someone's property |
| Due Process | 5th Amendment guarantee - Steps the government must take before they punish someone. |
| Indictment | 5th Amendment guarantee -A formal accusation |
| No double jeopardy | 5th Amendment protection - Means the government can't put someone on trial twice for the same crime. |
| Impartial Jury | 6th Amendment guarantee - 12 randomly selected people who have not made up their minds about a case. |
| 27 | Number of Amendments to the Constitution |
| 10 | Number of Amendments in the Bill of Rights |
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