Constitution and Amendments

The First 10 amendments to the constitution

• Preamble

• Bill of Rights

the way in which changes are added to the Constitution

• Amendment

• policy

the government cannot favor a religion or set up an official religion

• Freedom of the press

• separation of church and state

right to express one’s opinions publicly

• Freedom of speech

• Freedom of religion

the government can take private property for a public project

• Eminent Domain

• amendment process

people cannot be tried twice for the same crime

• Amendment Process

• Double Jeopardy

right to publish materials without government restriction

• Freedom of the Press

• Freedom of speech

accused persons get fair treatment by the government

• due process

• eminent domain

• double jeopardy

• poll tax

an assembly

• Bill of Rights

• convention

descriptions of situations or conflicts, the issues involved, and the decisions made

• affirmative action

• case study