| A | B |
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| Jury Duty | a responsiblity of citizens to spend time listening to court cases if a defendant chooses to be tried by peers |
| US Constitution | the governmental contract of America |
| Constitutional Convention | a meeting to discuss how the government of America would be framed up |
| Virginia Plan | base representation in Congress on the population of the state (House of Representatives) |
| New Jersey Plan | base representation in Congress so each state has equal voice (Senate) |
| Connecticut Compromise | aka the Great Compromise, made a bi-cameral legislature using the Virginia and New Jersey plans (Congress) |
| Three-fifths Compromise | allowed Southern states to count 5 slaves as 3 people for total population count to get representatives in the House of Representatives |
| 1st Amendment Freedom of Speech | have to ability to say what you are thinking |
| 1st Amendment Freedom of Religion | have the ability to believe how you want to believe |
| 1st Amendment Freedom of Assembly | have the ability to gather in groups as long as it is peaceful |
| 1st Amendment Freedom of Press | the ability to read and write your thoughts |
| 1st Amendment Freedom of Petition | the ability to request the government to change its policies |
| Right to bear arms | 2nd amendment; allows you to have guns |
| eminent domain | compensation for private property; the government must pay you a fair price if it wants your land |
| search and seizure | law enforcement may not enter your property without probable cause and/or permission from a judge |
| double jeopardy | can not get charged for the same crime twice, once the trial is over it can't come back to haunt you later |
| self-incrimination | "I plead the fifth [Amendment]" means you don't have to testify |
| Due process of law | there are rules to how they can collect evidence, arrest you, and take you to court. These rules MUST be followed! |
| Right to an attorney | you can have a lawyer help you |
| Excessive bail | the fee to get you out of jail must be rational and logical depending on your crime |
| Cruel and unusual punishment | consequences for breaking the law can not be torturous, excessive, or embarrassing |
| rights | protections everyone has |
| responsiblities | citizens must use common sense and appropriate behavior in situations |
