The Bill of Rights

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Across
  1. 4. The amendment that says that nobody can be punished for a crime committed against the public or a state without a trial.
  2. 5. The political rights and powers to act and think as one wishes.
  3. 6. Freedoms or powers that people can justly claim.
  4. 9. The amendment that outlawed slavery.
  5. 12. The group of men who helped to establish the United States and its system of government.
  6. 13. The amendment that allowed Black men to vote.
  7. 14. The amendment that says police officers can't search or arrest someone unless the have a good reason.
  8. 18. A group of Native nations that formed a government together.
  9. 20. Where the original U.S. Constitution is on display.
  10. 22. A change or addition to a document or law.
  11. 23. The amendment that says that punishments can't be "cruel and unusual."
  12. 24. The amendment that says that the government only has the powers given to it by the Constitution.
  13. 25. The amendment that says that people charged with a civil crime have a right to a trial in front of a jury.
  14. 26. The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, which guarantee certain rights.
  15. 27. The amendment that prevents the government from forcing people to house soldiers.
Down
  1. 1. A legal process by which a court settles a disagreement between people or groups.
  2. 2. The right of people to share their opinions publicly.
  3. 3. The set of written rules and principles upon which Unite States laws are based.
  4. 4. The amendment that says the United States can't have an official religion. This amendment also protects Speech and the Press.
  5. 7. The removal of a government from power by force and its replacement with another.
  6. 8. The amendment that says a trial must be held as soon as possible.
  7. 10. The amendment that says that naming rights in the Constitution doesn't mean people don't have other rights.
  8. 11. This amendment gives citizens the right to own and use weapons.
  9. 15. The amendment that gave women the right to vote.
  10. 16. The state or condition of being the property of another person.
  11. 17. Official members of a country or state.
  12. 19. The wife and close advisor of John Adams.
  13. 21. Kept from being a part of something.