Articles and Amendments
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17 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Article 1 | Legislative Branch |
| Article 2 | Executive Branch |
| Article 3 | Judicial Branch |
| Article 4 | set up cooperation among states |
| Article 5 | set up a way to change Constitution |
| Article 6 | says Constitution is the highest law |
| Article 7 | said Constitution would be approved |
| Amendment 1 | freedom of religion, press, assembly and appeal to the government |
| Amendment 2 | freedom to bear arms |
| Amendment 3 | freedom to not have Government force soldiers into your home in times of peace |
| Amendment 4 | right to privacy: unreasonable searches and seizure |
| Amendment 5 | right to not be tried twice for the same crime (double jeopardy) |
| Amendment 6 | right to a speedy trial by jury, with an attorney |
| Amendment 7 | (civil lawsuits) right to, in a lawsuit that the amount is over $20, request a trial by jury |
| Amendment 8 | right to not be given a cruel or unusual punishment |
| Amendment 9 | right to have rights |
| Amendment 10 | right of the state, to have the power to make decisions |
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