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10 Cards in this Set
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"Due process of law" (5th Amendment)
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This means that the government must follow rules as it carries out the laws.
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9th AMENDMENT
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These are the rights retained by the people.
This amendment says that there are rights not listed in the Constitution. |
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10th AMENDMENT
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These are the powers reserved to the states.
This Amendment, along with the 9th amendments helps to keep a balance of power and rights. |
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2nd AMENDMENT
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This is often at the center of debate in this country it protects the right to own guns.
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1st AMENDMENT
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This includes the freedom of speech, press, religion and assembly. It doe not include the right to vote.
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3rd AMENDMENT
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This is the right to refuse the quartering of troops in homes.
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4th AMENDMENT
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This protects against illegal searches and seizures.
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2nd, 3rd, and 4th Amendments
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All of these 3 amendments responded to the historical experience of British rule in colonial America.
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Examples of 1st Amendment protected rights
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criticizing officials in an editorial, debating controversial issues in class, promoting ideas that are unpopular.
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The Bill of Rights
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The first ten Amendments to the Constitution. They were added in 1791.
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