Many Americans feared approving the Constitution because they thought it did this.
What is made the national government too strong?
The First Amendment protects this freedom that allows people to express their opinions.
What is freedom of speech?
The Second Amendment protects this right.
What is the right to own and carry weapons?
The Eighth Amendment forbids this kind of punishment.
What is unfair or excessive fines and punishments?
The Tenth Amendment says power not given to the federal government belongs to these groups.
What are the states and the people?
James Madison helped gain support for the Constitution by doing this.
What is writing The Federalist Papers?
This amendment protects five freedoms, including speech and religion.
What is the First Amendment?
A search warrant is needed before officials can do this.
What is search someone’s property?
“Double jeopardy” means this.
What is being tried twice for the same crime?
The Bill of Rights applies to all states because it is part of this document.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
The main purpose of the Bill of Rights was to do this.
What is list rights and freedoms the government could not take away?
The First Amendment does NOT protect this.
What is the freedom to vote?
The Fifth Amendment protects people from being forced to do this.
What is testify against themselves?
This amendment protects people from cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the Eighth Amendment?
The Ninth Amendment makes it clear that people have these.
What are rights not listed in the Constitution?
This amendment protects rights not specifically listed in the Bill of Rights.
What is the Ninth Amendment?
The Bill of Rights was added to make sure the government could not take away these.
What are people’s rights and freedoms?
This amendment says people cannot be tried twice for the same crime.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
The Fourth Amendment protects people from this.
What is unreasonable searches and seizures?
The federal government cannot ignore rights because of this document.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The Tenth Amendment says that power not given to the federal government goes to these groups.
What are the states and the people?
This is the total number of amendments in the Bill of Rights.
What is ten?
The Sixth Amendment guarantees this right to people accused of a crime.
What is the right to a fair and speedy trial?
The Fifth Amendment gives people the right to remain silent to avoid this.
What is self-incrimination?
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution in this year.
What is 1791?