Vocabulary
This is a group of citizens who decide the outcome in a trial.
A jury
The Second Amendment gives people the right to own these.
guns (or bear arms)?
This is the name of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights was ratified in this year
1791
This chemical element has the symbol “K” and is essential for muscle and nerve function
Potassium
This word means officially approved, like when the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution.
Ratified
The Seventh Amendment gives people the right to a jury in this type of case.
a civil case (or lawsuit)
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to protect these.
Individual rights or freedoms
The Bill of Rights protects people from the power of this.
The Government
This U.S. state is known as the "Sunshine State.
Florida
This word means fair treatment through the normal rules of the legal system.
Due process
This amendment protects your rights, even if they’re not listed in the Constitution.
The Ninth Amendment?
This is the total number of amendments in the Bill of Rights.
Ten
The Bill of Rights was influenced by this earlier document written in 1215.
The Magna Carta
In Greek mythology, he was the king of the gods and ruled from Mount Olympus.
Zeus
This word describes a court case that deals with disagreements between people, not crimes.
Civil
This amendment gives powers not listed to the states or people.
The Tenth Amendment
True or False: The Bill of Rights was part of the original Constitution.
False
This famous Virginian wrote the Bill of Rights.
James Madison
In mathematics, this is a number that has exactly two distinct positive divisors: 1 and itself.
Prime Number
This word means asking a higher court to review and change a court’s decision.
Appealed
This amendment says soldiers can't be forced to live in your home.
The Third Amendment?
This group of people wanted the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution.
The Anti-Federalists
This group was worried the Constitution gave too much power to the national government and pushed for a Bill of Rights to protect people's freedoms.
The Anti-Federalists
In literature, this dystopian novel by Lois Lowry features a society without pain, war, or choice.
The Giver