Bill of Rights Crossoword
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- 4. The creation of the Constitution seemed nothing less than what to James Madison?
- 7. A request from a judge that allows police or other authorities to make a specific move.
- 11. A proper listing of the basic privileges and rights of U.S. citizens.
- 12. Which amendment forbids a judge from demanding excessive bail before a trial?
- 13. What depended on the approval of 9/13 states to get adopted?
- 14. By 1791, the states ratified 10 ______, out of the 12 Congress approved, to make the Bill of Rights.
- 17. The idea that the government must adhere to precise guidelines and act sensibly as it carries out the law.
- 18. How many guarantees of religious freedom does the First Amendment give?
- 19. The First Amendment includes the freedoms of religion, ______, press, assembly, and the right to petition the government.
- 20. Giving a formal statement that can be utilized against oneself.
- 21. To have something removed or withheld from someone.
- 22. Putting someone on preliminary, for a wrongdoing, more than once.
- 23. The Second, Third, and Fourth Amendment reflect on the experience of the colonists under _____ rule.
- 24. What do people involved in a civil case get a right to?
- 25. Who did Thomas Jefferson help convince to make a Bill of Rights?
- 26. The Second Amendment states “A well-regulated ____, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
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- 1. A ____ is the act of forcefully taking control of a property or people.
- 2. Which amendment is the longest in the Bill of Rights?
- 3. The Third Amendment gives the right that people can reuse ____, troops in their homes.
- 5. James Madison chose amendments that seemed the least ____.
- 6. Which system does the fifth amendment list five rights for citizens involved in it?
- 8. An installment given to somebody to make up or counterbalance damages or misfortunes.
- 9. The ninth amendment keeps a balance between power and rights among the _______, the people, the states.
- 10. The right to _____ means that citizens can use public property for meetings and demonstrations.
- 15. Without a free _____, democratic self-government would be impossible.
- 16. What amendment is known as the reserved power clause?
- 17. An example is a denounced individual who was put on preliminary for a crime.
- 20. The right to a ________ means that people cannot be kept in jail for long periods before being judged at a trial.