Three Branches of government
Guarantees of equal rights & equal treatment under the law, such as trial by jury & voting rights
Civil rights
What is a system of each branch of gov't having a power to check the power of the other ?
Checks and Balances
Creates or makes laws
Legislative Branch
Protect us from unreasonable search and seizures.
4th amendment
People have the right to fair and reasonable laws (all people). The principle that no person can be deprived of life, liberty or property without fair legal procedures and safeguards
Due process
ENFORCES or carries out laws
Executive Branch
Women's suffrage
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Rights that all people have by virtue of being human. John Locks idea included life, liberty and property. He though some people would give up some rights for protection
Natural Lights
INTERPRETS laws
Judicial Branch
Abolition of slavery
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First 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution – details specific freedoms that belong to each American citizen
The Bill of Rights
PRINCIPLE that led to the creation of the THREE BRANCHES
Separation of Powers
Protection against cruel and unusual punishment
Protection against cruel and unusual punishment
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What are the five freedoms
Freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
A vote that blocks a decision
Veto