Bill of Rights and Civil Liberties
Across
- 8. the gradual process of making some guarantees of the Bill of Rights (so far) apply to state governments and the national government
- 9. protects against unlawful search and seizure
- 10. a government action that stops someone from doing something before they are able to do it
- 11. give citiens rights not listed in the Constitution
- 13. protects right to due process, self-incrimination, and double jeopardy
- 15. the provision of the First Amendment that prohibits the government from regulatingreligious beliefs and practices
- 16. protects against cruel and unusual punishment and excessive fines
- 18. an action or statement that admits guilt or responsibility for a crime
- 19. protects the right to jury in a civil trial
Down
- 1. states that all powers not given to the federal government belong to the states and the people
- 2. protects freedom of speech, press, and religion
- 3. a legal document, signed by a judge, allowing police to search and/or seize persons or
- 4. protects the right to an attorney, fair trial, and jury,
- 5. a requirement, from Supreme Court case Mapp v. Ohio, that evidence obtained as a result of an illegal search or seizure cannot be used to try someone for a crime
- 6. protects the right to bear arms
- 7. a statement by law enforcement officers informing a person arrested, or subject tointerrogation, of that person's right
- 12. protects against the quartering of soldiers
- 14. a law originally created to uphold a religious or moral standard
- 17. acts or statements that are extremely offensive by contemporary standards