Bill of Rights Vocabulary

What does it mean to assemble?

• To take apart or separate the parts of a whole.

• To analyze or examine separate parts individually.

• To organize or arrange separate parts in a specific order.

• Gather together in groups

What does the press refer to?

• The journalists

• The printing machine

• media, news, reporters

• The newspaper

What does it mean to petition?

• To ignore or disregard someone in authority.

• To make an informal request or appeal to someone in authority.

• make a request of the government

• To make a demand or command to someone in authority.

What does the right to bear arms mean?

• The right to bear arms means that individuals can only own and carry non-lethal weapons for self-defense.

• Individuals have the legal right to own and carry weapons

• The right to bear arms means that only law enforcement officers can own and carry firearms.

• Individuals have the legal right to own and carry firearms for offensive purposes.

What is an amendment?

• peers who judge guilt or innocence

• liberties

• weapons

• change to the Constitution

What is considered as evidence?

• Hearsay evidence

• Witness testimony

• Opinions of the defendant

• proof

What does it mean to seize or seizure?

• To give up possession of something willingly.

• To borrow something temporarily.

• To share possession of something with others.

• To take possession of property

What is a criminal issue?

• A criminal issue is a social problem involving criminal activities.

• A criminal issue is a medical condition involving criminal behavior.

• dealing with crime

• A criminal issue is a civil matter involving a violation of civil law.

What is a jury?

• peers who judge guilt or innocence

• change to the Constitution

• not reasonable

• dealing with crime

What are the Bill of Rights?

• change to the Constitution

• freedoms

• “the first 10 amendments”

• take possession of property