Bill of Rights
What is the 4th Amendment?
No unlawful search and seizure.
What is the 3rd Amendment?
No quartering of troops during peace time and war.
What is Due Process?
Idea that the government must follow procedures established by law.
What is a Federalist?
A person who supported the U.S. Constitution
What is the 2nd Amendment?
Right to bear arms.
What is the 8th Amendment?
No cruel or unusual punishment or excessive fines or bail.
What is an Amendment?
An addition to a document.
What is an Anti-Federalist?
A person who opposed the U.S. Constitution.
What is the 7th Amendment?
Trial by jury in civil cases.
What is the 5th Amendment?
Right to Due Process, no double jeopardy, do not have to testify against yourself.
What is the Constitution?
The supreme law of the land in the United States.
What is the 6th Amendment?
The right to a fast and public trial, right to have a lawyer.
What is the 1st Amendment?
Freedom of speech, religion and press; right to assemble; right to petition.
What is a compromise?
An agreement between to or more sides, and which both sides give up something they want.
What is sovereignty?
An independent power.
What is the 9th Amendment?
Rights reserved to the people.
What is the 10th Amendment?
Powers reserved to the states.
What is ratification?
Approval of a document or policy.
When was the Constitution written?
1787.