The Bill of Rights
Vocab
WordS
Bad Things
Good Things
100

This Amendment protects from excessive bail and unreasonable punishments.

8

100

A sum of money to ensure a person returns for trial.

Bail

100

Lying about someone and ruining their reputation.

Slander

100

Written lies about someone.

Libel

100

The freedom to think and act without government interference. 

Civil Liberties

200

This Amendment states that rights are not just limited to those in the Constitution.

9

200

Banning of alarming or offensive ideas, pictures, etc. 

Censoring 

200

The right to vote.

Suffrage

200

A violent act against a person because of race, gender, or nationality. 

Hate Crime

200

This Amendment gave women the right to vote.

19

300

This Amendment says powers and rights are reserved for the states.

10

300

A formal request for government action, usually with signatures.

Petition

300

Amendment 6 says you have the right to a fair and this type of trial.

Speedy

300

States sometimes prevented African-Americans from voting by enacting this during elections.

Poll Tax

300

This means you cannot be charge twice for the same crime.

Double Jeopardy

400

This amendment provides rights in civil cases.

7

400

A formal charge is brought by grand jury.

Indictment

400

Amendment 4 protects from illegal this.

Search & Seizure

400

This is unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group.

Discrimination

400

Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks were a big part of this movement.

The Civil Rights Movement

500

The 1st Amendment gives us freedom of these. Name all 5.

Speech
Religion
Press
Petition
Assembly

500

The right of the government to take private property for public youth. 

Eminent Domain

500

This is the separation of races.

Segragation

500

These were southern segregation laws.

Jim Crow Laws

500

This is an example of a peaceful protest. 

Nonviolent Resistance