Constitution & Bill of Rights

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  1. 4. The right to bear arms
  2. 5. Powers reserved to the states
  3. 6. The men who founded our nation and our Constitution- George Washington, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin.
  4. 10. person who didn't support the Constitution because they felt that it didn't guarantee the rights of the people
  5. 11. Their rebellion caused the Constitutional Convention.
  6. 12. system of government in which power is shared between the central government and the states
  7. 13. The first written-down plan of government for the United States.
  8. 14. right to grand jury, indictment, no double jeopardy, freedom from self-incrimination, due process of law
  9. 16. They were essays that answered the Antifederalist attacks
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  1. 1. Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
  2. 2. A convention of 55 delegates from 12 states where they discussed a new form of government, the Constitution, in Philadelphia in 1787
  3. 3. freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, freedom of the press, freedom to petition.
  4. 7. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution. They protected the rights of the people
  5. 8. person who supported a strong central government and the Constitution
  6. 9. Right to a fair, speedy, public trial
  7. 15. A type of government in which people choose representatives to govern them. Each state gets 1 vote.