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Part of the 5th amendment which says that once a person has been charged for a crime, he or she cannot be tried again for the same crime. F
Double Jeopardy
Protections against arbitrary acts of the government
Civil Liberties
Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
4th Amendment
The creation of the United States Constitution was a secretive process highlighted by compromises. Representatives from twelve of the thirteen states showed up. This state did not.
Rhode Island
The court case that finally reversed Plessy and integrated schools.
Brown vs Board of Education
States that the government must act fairly and in accord with established rules and laws in all that it does
Due Process of Law
Forcing people to pay to exercise the right to vote was called a ____ ____.
Poll Tax
Protects against the forced quartering of troops.
3rd Amendment
He led the fight to ratify the Bill of Rights as a condition for Anti-Federalist support of ratification of the Constitution.
Thomas Jefferson
Residents from this city were banned from voting for the president.
Washington D.C.
The act outlawed discrimination in a number of areas: no persons may be denied access or refused services in various public school accommodations because of race, color, religion, or national origin;
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act was written to remove those barriers for blacks when voting.
Voting Rights Act
This amendment was passed in 1971 and lowered the voting age to 18.
26th Amendment
The "loophole" in the 13th amendment states:
It would remain legal as a punishment for crime
Known as the Connecticut Compromise. There was much debate and conflict over representation in Congress; the larger states wanted representation based on population, while the smaller states wanted equal representation, regardless of population.
the Great Compromise
Process of Incorporation
This group would not ratify the Constitution without the guarantee of the Bill of Rights being added.
Anti-Federalists
Protects against cruel and unusual punishment and guards against excessive bail and fines.
8th Amendment
27 Amendments
Thomas Jefferson used this man's ideology as a foundation for The Declaration of Independence
John Locke
A formal device by which a person can be accused of a serious crime. In federal cases, a grand jury consists of 16 to 23 persons drawn from the federal court district that it serves.
Grand Jury
This Amendment is perhaps the most important one outside of the first 10. It is known for the "equal protection clause."
14th Amendement
Limits the power of the federal government by reserving all of the rights for the States not enumerated in the Constitution as national rights, nor denied to states
10th Amendment
This word means "the right to vote."
Suffrage
This rapper was arrested for allegedly shooting another rapper. He's currently incarcerated for the shooting despite the evidence
Tory Lanez