Bill of Rights and Civil Liberties

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