Bill of Rights

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Across
  1. 5. prohibits excessive fines, bails, and unusual punishments
  2. 8. gives criminals the right to a fair trial
  3. 9. of Rights - ratified on December 15, 1791
  4. 11. serves as a safeguard and preserves other fundamental rights
  5. 13. the number of amendments originally written by James Madison
  6. 14. gives citizens the ability to secure personal items and refuse unlawful searches
  7. 15. amendment that allows citizens to bare arms
Down
  1. 1. the amount of copies of the Bill of Rights printed by George Washington
  2. 2. Carolina - the state whose copy was thought to be lost for 140 years
  3. 3. ensures that any unnamed powers that were not given to the government stays in the power of the state and the public
  4. 4. gives the right to a jury trial
  5. 6. prohibits the government from forcing citizens to house soldiers
  6. 7. makes self-discrimination illegal and a grand jury is needed for federal crimes
  7. 10. guarantees freedom of religion and speech
  8. 12. Madison -wrote the American Bill of Rights, took inspiration from the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the English Bill of Rights.