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| A publisher exercises her First Amendment rights to publish a controversial story | All people have basic rights guaranteed by the Constitution |
| Residents attend a town meeting and vote to make part of the land a nature preserve | Every citizen has the right and responsibility to vote and to try to influence government decisions. |
| Search warrants are required before a person's property can be entered. | The government's powers are limited by law. |
| Search warrants are required before a person's property can be entered. | All people have basic rights guaranteed by the Constitution. |
| The government cannot spend money without passing a law. | The government's powers are limited by law. |
| Even after becoming President, a person cannot break the law. | The government's powers are limited by law. |
| A justice of the peace is elected to try small claims and misdemeanor cases. | People run the government directly or through elected representatives. |
| People can hold rallies in support of political ideas, even if those ideas are unpopular. | All people have basic rights guaranteed by the Constitution. |
| An accused person has the right to a public trial by jury. | The government's powers are limited by law. |
| An accused person has the right to a public trial by jury. | All people have basic rights guaranteed by the Constitution. |
| Congress cannot tax exports. | The government's powers are limited by law |
| A local community provides for its children's education by electing a school board. | People run the government directly or through elected representatives. |
| A registered voter calls her representative and encourages her to vote against a bill. | Every citizen has the right and responsibility to vote and to try to influence government decisions. |
| A registered voter calls her representative and encourages her to vote against a bill. | People run the government directly or through elected representatives. |
| A suspected criminal is read his rights by a police officer. | All people have basic rights guaranteed by the Constitution. |
| Citizens sign a petition to persuade members of Congress to enact legislation. | Every citizen has the right and responsibility to vote and to try to influence government decisions. |
| The Constitution begins, "We the people of the United States..." | The people serve as the source of the government's authority |
| A woman uses her lunch hour to register to vote. | Every citizen has the right and responsibility to vote and to try to influence government decisions. |
| A woman uses her lunch hour to register to vote. | People run the government directly or through elected representatives. |
| A woman uses her lunch hour to register to vote. | All people have basic rights guaranteed by the Constitution. |
