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vocabulary
vocabulary
bill of rights
citizenship
constitution
100
when a person has not made up their mind about a case before hearing the facts at a trial
What is impartial
100
guarantees the right to bear arms
What is the 2nd amendment
100
legal residents of a country
What are citizens
100
Person who wrote the Bill of Rights
Who is James Madison
200
deals with legal cases that don't involve a crime
What is civil law
200
type of government of the United States
What is democracy (but really a republic)
200
guarantees the right to speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly
What is the 1st amendment
200
vote, serve on a jury, serve in the military, go to school, pay taxes, obey laws, participate in politics
What is things a responsible citizen should do
200
Year the Constitution was written
What is 1791
300
referring to future generations
What is posterity
300
collect name for the rights guaranteed in the 5th amendment (accused of a crime, trial, punishment, etc...)
What is due process
300
guarantees rights to citizens and demands citizen responsibilities
What are reasons for the Bill of Rights
300
Process by which the constitution came into acceptance by the whole country
What is ratification
400
money paid to the court to be released from jail until your court date
What is bail
400
not being forced to testify against oneself
What is pleading the fifth
400
guarantees that the government must pay you a fair amount for your property if it is taken to build roads, schools, etc...
What is eminent domain
400
since everyday citizens were the militia, the needed protection from the government to be armed
What is reason for the 2nd amendment
400
introductory part of the constitution that explains why the constitution was written, and what the founders believed was the purpose of the government
What is the preamble
500
to formally charge someone before a grand jury
What is indict
500
another word for peace
What is tranquility
500
guarantees all rights not written in the constitution
What is the 9th amendment
500
knowing about the different political candidates
What is being an educated voter
500
first 10 amendments of the constitution
What is the Bill of Rights