Constitution Notes
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Created by:
rollercoaster12 on March 10, 2008
Classes:
memorial kids, MEMORIAL MIDDLE school, MMS207
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15 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Constitution | a document presenting a plan of government |
| preamble | the opening words of the Constitution |
| amendment | an addition or change to the Constitution |
| Bill of Rights | the first ten amendments |
| first amendment | protects freedoms of religion, speech, the press, assembly, and petition |
| second amendment | the right to bear arms and be in the militia |
| third amendment | limits government powers of quartering |
| fouth amendment | protects against unreasonable searches |
| fifth amendment | protects the rights of people accused of crime |
| sixth amendment | guarantees additional right to people accused of crime |
| seventh amendment | guarantees right to have a jury trial if case involves more than twenty dollars |
| eighth amendment | forbids excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishments |
| ninth amendment | makes clear that the rights spelled in Constitution are not the only rights for Americans |
| tenth amendment | describes federalism |
| Federalism | a system of government in which power to govern is shared between the national andd state governments |
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