The Bill of Rights
This Amendment protects from excessive bail and unreasonable punishments.
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A sum of money to ensure a person returns for trial.
Bail
Lying about someone and ruining their reputation.
Slander
Written lies about someone.
Libel
The freedom to think and act without government interference.
Civil Liberties
This Amendment states that rights are not just limited to those in the Constitution.
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Banning of alarming or offensive ideas, pictures, etc.
Censoring
The right to vote.
Suffrage
A violent act against a person because of race, gender, or nationality.
Hate Crime
This Amendment gave women the right to vote.
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This Amendment says powers and rights are reserved for the states.
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A formal request for government action, usually with signatures.
Petition
Amendment 6 says you have the right to a fair and this type of trial.
Speedy
States sometimes prevented African-Americans from voting by enacting this during elections.
Poll Tax
This means you cannot be charge twice for the same crime.
Double Jeopardy
This amendment provides rights in civil cases.
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A formal charge is brought by grand jury.
Indictment
Amendment 4 protects from illegal this.
Search & Seizure
This is unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group.
Discrimination
Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks were a big part of this movement.
The Civil Rights Movement
The 1st Amendment gives us freedom of these. Name all 5.
Speech
Religion
Press
Petition
Assembly
The right of the government to take private property for public youth.
Eminent Domain
This is the separation of races.
Segragation
These were southern segregation laws.
Jim Crow Laws
This is an example of a peaceful protest.
Nonviolent Resistance