A | B |
3rd | amendment that prohibits the military from forcing citizens to provide housing for soldiers |
10th | amendment grants to the states and the people any powers that the Constitution does not give to Congress or prohibit from the states |
speech, religion, assembly, petition, press | 5 first amendment rights |
bail | money paid to the court to ensure an accused person will show up for trial |
eminent domain | government's right to take personal property to further the public's interest |
8th | amendment that prevents courts from setting bail amounts that are too high and prohibits inflicting "cruel and unusual punishments" against a person convicted of a crime |
2nd | amendment that gives people the right to bear arms |
9th | amendment that states that listing specific rights in the Constitution does not mean that citizens do not have additonal rights; gives the courts and Congress the ability to determine other fundamental rights of citizens |
petition | term that means to make a request of the government |
search warrant | judge's order that authorizes the search because the property in question seems likely to contain evidence relating to a crime |
double jeopardy | term that means anyone found not guilty in a criminal trial cannot be tried again for the same crime |
indict | formally accuse |
due process | fair application of the law |