The Origin of the Bill of Rights

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  1. 4. The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791, which guarantee essential rights and liberties to individuals.
  2. 6. To formally approve or confirm an agreement or amendment.
  3. 9. A system in which different branches of government can check each other’s powers to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
  4. 10. An amendment adopted in 1868 that declares no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law
  5. 11. The highest federal court in the United States, which has the ultimate authority in interpreting constitutional law.
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  1. 1. A group of people who opposed the original U.S. Constitution, arguing that it needed a bill of rights to protect individual freedoms.
  2. 2. A document passed by the British Parliament in 1628 that stated people could not be imprisoned without a fair trial and that taxation required parliamentary approval.
  3. 3. A historical charter signed in 1215 by King John of England that established that everyone, including the king, is subject to the law.
  4. 5. A legal principle that ensures fair treatment through the judicial system, especially as a protection against arbitrary governmental actions.
  5. 7. A change or addition to a legal or statutory document, such as the U.S. Constitution.DueProcessofLaw A legal principle that ensures fair treatment through the judicial system, especially as a protection against arbitrary governmental actions.
  6. 8. The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791, which guarantee essential rights and liberties to individuals.