Bill of Rights

3. a formal written request made to an official person or organization
5. Prevents the government from quartering soldiers in private homes during time of peace
7. Provides protection against unreasonable search and seizure; authorities must have probable cause in order to issue a search warrant.
8. relating to laws that describe a person's rights rather than to laws about crime
11. Protection of rights of Citizens: it protects the rights of citizenship by stopping a state government or the federal government from taking away life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
13. Prevents the government from demanding excessive bail or fines and protects people convicted of a crime from cruel or unusual punishment
14. Stops the government from denying a person’s right to vote based on gender
17. Powers that are not given to the federal government belong to the states
19. Guarantees people accused of a capital crime the right to appear before a grand jury to ensure that the authorities have enough evidence to charge them with a crime; prevents an individual from being tried twice for the same offense; protects people accused of a crime from having to incriminate themselves; keeps the government from depriving citizens of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
20. To change or add something to the Constitution
21. Guarantees citizens the right to bear arms.

1. Lowered the legal voting age to 18 years of age
2. Guarantees those accused of a crime the right to a speedy trial by an impartial jury in the state and district where the crime was committed; also guarantees them the right to counsel and to know the specific details of the crime of which they are accused
4. The official and proper way of doing things in a legal case
6. First 10 amendments to the Constitution
7. Guarantees the freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly & petition.
9. Outlawed Slavery in the United States
10. Guarantees all citizens the right to a jury trial in civil court cases
12. The act of exposing oneself to prosecution, especially by giving evidence or testimony.
15. People have other rights not specifically listed in the Constitution
16. Allows the Electoral College to use separate ballots in voting for President and Vice President
18. Stops the government from denying a person’s right to vote based on race