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Bill of Rights
Study terms and vocabulary for the Bill of Rights in the United State Constitution.
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History
11th Grade
10/26/2010

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1st Amendment
Definition
-religious freedom
-freedom of speech
-freedom of press
-freedom of assembly
-right to petition government
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2nd Amendment
Definition
right to bear arms
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3rd Amendment
Definition
freedom from the need to quarter troops
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4th Amendment
Definition
protection from illegal or unreasonable search and seizure
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5th Amendment
Definition
-grandjury: no person answers to infamous crime unless a grand jury is present
-double jeopardy: cannot be subject to same offense twice
-self incrimination: cannot be witness against self
-eminent domain: no private property can be taken for public use w/o justification
-due process: cannot be deprived of life, liberty, and property
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6th Amendment
Definition
RIGHTS OF ACCUSED
-speedy and public trail
-informed of nature and causes of crime
-courts provide defense counsel
-allowed to confront and call witnesses
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7th Amendment
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protects right to trail by jury and civil cases
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8th Amendment
Definition
guarantees freedom from excessive bail and fines and from cruel and unusual punishment
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9th Amendment
Definition
guarantees rights of the people not listed in the Constitution
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10th Amendment
Definition
reserves power to the states and people
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quartering of troops
Definition
housing of soldiers
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due process of law
Definition
cannot have life, liberty, and property taken w/o fair trial
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self-incrimination
Definition
testifying against youself
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double jeopardy
Definition
cannot be tried twice for the same crime (if found innocent or if there is future evidence)
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eminent domain
Definition
right of government to take property for public use, must give fair payment
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bail
Definition
money paid to release from jail, promise to show up for trail or no money back
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grand jury
Definition
determines if there's enough evidence for the trial
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civil case
Definition
dispute over property and money
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