The Bill of Rights

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  1. 4. Term used to say that a person cannot be charged twice for the same crime
  2. 6. The Bill of Rights protects Americans' basic ___________ & liberties
  3. 7. Amendment that protects against quartering (housing) soldiers
  4. 9. Amendment that guarantees a trial by jury in civil cases
  5. 10. Month of the year the Bill of Rights was ratified in 1791
  6. 11. 4th Amendment: Protects from unreasonable _________ & seizures
  7. 16. Founding father who promised to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution
  8. 18. Document needed by authorities to search a suspect's home, etc.
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  1. 1. Amendments 5-8 protect the rights of the ___________
  2. 2. An official change to a document
  3. 3. Amendment that protects all other rights not listed in the Constitution
  4. 5. The power of the government to take personal property for public use
  5. 8. The law must be fairly applied to everyone; innocent until proven guilty
  6. 12. Amendment that guarantees the rights to an attorney & a speedy public trial
  7. 13. 2nd Amendment: Right to _________________
  8. 14. Amendment that says any power not given to the federal government is left to the states or people
  9. 15. Amendment that guarantees freedoms of speech, religion, press, petition, & assembly
  10. 17. The total number of Amendments contained in the Bill of Rights
  11. 19. 8th Amendment: Prevents ___________ & unusual punishments