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- 2. of rights, The first 10 amendments in the U.S constitution.
- 5. amendment, guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition.
- 9. eighty-seven, What year was the U.S Constitution written in?
- 11. seven, How many amendments does the U.S constitution have?
- 12. The basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it.
- 15. amendment, It gives American citizens the right to bear arms.
- 17. the legislature of the U.S government.
- 18. What does the 13th Amendment forbids?
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- 1. Amendment that abolished slavery.
- 3. Amendment that guarantees that the right to vote could not be denied based on “race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
- 4. The state of being equal.
- 5. amendment, An amendment that protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
- 6. The upper chamber in a bicameral legislature.
- 7. Amendment that states that anyone born in the United States is a citizen and has the rights of a citizen.
- 8. addition or alteration made to a constitution, statute, or legislative bill or resolution.
- 10. amendment, It gives American citizens the right to bear arms.
- 12. and balances, A system in which each branch of the government is able to check, or restrain, the power of the others.
- 13. amendment, Amendment that guarantees that an individual cannot be compelled by the government to provide incriminating information about herself.
- 14. Proposal for a new law is called?
- 16. of representatives, Makes and passes federal laws.