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Bill of Rights Activity

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Amendment 1Guarantees freedom of speech, press and religion
Amendment 2Gives people the right to own a gun
Amendment 3The government cannot send soldiers to live in private homes without the permission of the owners.
Amendment 4The government cannot get a warrant to arrest a person or search their property unless there is "probable cause" to believe a crime has been committed.
Amendment 5The government cannot put a person on trial for a crime until a grand jury has written an indictment.
Amendment 6Gives criminals the right to a fair trial
Amendment 7A jury trial is needed for civil cases.
Amendment 8The government cannot require excessive bail or fines, or any cruel and unusual punishment.
Amendment 9The listing of individual rights in the Constitution and Bill of Rights does not include all of the rights of the people and the states.
Amendment 10Any powers that the Constitution does not give to the United States belong to the states and the people. This does not include powers that the Constitution says the states cannot have.
Bill of RightsSame as the 10 amendments
1791the year that the Bill of Rights went into effect


ESL Teacher
Canyon Vista MS
Austin, TX

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