| A | B |
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| human rights | things people are born with: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, pursuit of happiness |
| civil liberties | another term for human rights |
| U.S. Bill of Rights | the first 10 Amendments added to the U.S. Constitution |
| amend | to change/to add |
| 1st Amendment | freedom of press, freedom to practice religion, peaceful protest |
| 2nd Amendment | people can own weapons/fire arms - states can restrict use |
| 3rd Amendment | soldiers can't be stationed in people's homes - from the Colonial Era (Quartering) |
| 4th Amendment | search warrant - people can't be searched without a court order - protects privacy |
| 5th Amendment | person can't be forced by physical means to say something which puts them in jail - also can't be tried twice for the same crime |
| double jeopardy | continuing to try a person until you get a conviction - only tried once |
| 5th Amendment (2nd part) eminent domain | govt. can't take a person's property without good reason & then must pay |
| "I take the 5th" | said by a person so they aren't forced to say something which will put them in jail |
| eminent domain | the government takes a person's property because it is in the best interests of our nation |
| 6th Amendment | right to trial by jury ... person has to be told the charges |
| 7th Amendment | people can sue each other in court over $ lost property, judges can't interfere with a jury's decision |
| 8th Amendment | person can't be kept in jail unless charged, can be allowed out on bail, no cruel & unusual punishment while in jail |
| 9th Amendment | government HAS to "follow" the U.S. Constitution, can't go outside of it/go against it |
| 10th Amendment | divides up Federal & State power, some power is Federal Govt., while some power is for States |
| 4th through 8th Amendment | these Amendments deal with a person accused of committing a crime |
| 9th & 10th Amendments | these Amendments deal with the power of the Federal Govt. |
| 1st, 2nd & 5th Amendments | these Amendments deal with things a person has/can do |
| petition | to ask |
| self-incrimination | you say something which makes admits you're guilty |
| due Process | steps can't skipped, it may be obvious to everyone that a person is guilty, but you can't just hang them .. they still have a right to a "fair trial" |
