Bill of Rights
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Amendment 1 | Freedom of RELIGION |
| Amendment 1 | Freedom of SPEECH |
| Amendment 1 | Freedom of the PRESS |
| Amendment 1 | Right to ASSEMBLE peacefully |
| Amendment 1 | Right to PETITION the government |
| Amendment 2 | Right to bear arms |
| Amendment 3 | During a time of peace, a person can deny allowing soldiers to live in their home |
| Amendment 3 | During a time of war, Congress has to pass a law to force soldiers to live in your home |
| Amendment 4 | Protects you from unreasonable searches and seizures |
| Amendment 4 | Requires government to have a warrant based on PROBABLE CAUSE to search or seize property |
| Amendment 5 | Requires an indictment from Grand Jury to go to trial for a serious crime |
| Amendment 5 | DOUBLE JEOPARDY: A person can't be charged with same crime twice |
| Amendment 5 | A person does not have to testify against or be a witness against themselves |
| Amendment 5 | DUE PROCESS: A person can't lose their life, property, or freedoms without a trial |
| Amendment 5 | EMINENT DOMAIN: Private property can't be taken for public use without fair compensation ($$$) |
| Amendment 6 | Right to a speedy and public trial (a jury from the local area) |
| Amendment 6 | Right to know what you are accused of or what crime you have committed |
| Amendment 6 | Right to see and hear witnesses against you |
| Amendment 6 | Right to get witnesses for your defense |
| Amendment 6 | Right to an attorney even if you can't afford one |
| Amendment 7 | Right to a trial by jury for cases involving a value ($$$) that exceeds twenty dollars |
| Amendment 8 | Protects a person from excessive bail or fines. They have to fit the crime that is committed |
| Amendment 8 | Protects a person from cruel or unusual punishment for breaking the law |
| Amendment 9 | People have other rights that are not listed in the Constitution |
| Amendment 10 | The powers not given to the federal government by the Constitution are reserved for the states/people |
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