SS.7.CG.2.3 Bill of Rights Vocab

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Bill of Rights

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First 10 amendments to the Constitution

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U.S. Constitution

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The document written in 1787 and ratified in 1788 that sets forth the structure of the U.S. government and the functions they perform. Replaced the weak Articles of Confederation.

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1st Amendment

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Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition

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Cruel and unusual punishment

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Court sentences prohibited by the Eighth Amendment.

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Double jeopardy

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Being tried twice for the same crime

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Due process

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Following established legal procedures

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Eminent domain

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The right of government to take private property for public use

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Right to bear arms

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2nd Amendment

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Search and seizure

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Protection from illegal search and seizure is in the Fourth Amendment

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Equal protection clause

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Constitutional guarantee that everyone be treated equally-14th amendment