Unit 6 Vocab

3. Forcing people to provide housing for soldiers in their homes. The Third Amendment limits when the government can do this.
7. The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution that protect people's freedoms and rights.
8. The government's power to take private property for public use, such as building a road, as long as the owner receives fair payment.
10. A court case involving a disagreement between people, businesses, or organizations, often about money, property, or rights.

1. A smaller group that makes up less than half of a larger group.
2. The highest court in the United States. It makes final decisions on many important questions about laws and the Constitution.
4. When the government takes or holds a person's property, usually as part of a legal investigation or action.
5. A written request signed by people asking the government or another authority to take action or make a change.
6. More than half of a group.
9. A request for a higher court to review a lower court's decision because someone believes a legal mistake was made.