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Grade 5
Amendments and Content Vocabulary - 3-12-17
Term | Definition |
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1st Amendment | basic rights of religion, freedom of speech and the press |
2nd Amendment | need for states to have a volunteer army |
2nd Amendment | Right to bear(carry) arms or weapons |
3rd Amendment | quartering (housing) soldiers |
4th Amendment | forbids ( not allowed) unreasonable search and seizure ( to take what is not yours) |
6th Amendment | right to fair trial and lawyer |
7th Amendment | right to settle disputes with a jury |
8th Amendment | fair and reasonable punishment |
9th Amendment | The Constitution is not meant to be complete, people have freedom of choice, where they live, type of employment (work) |
10th Amendment | government powers listed in Constitution, states' powers separated |
bail | money required to get out of jail while waiting for a trial |
ratified | formally accepted the document, 9 states were needed in 1788 for Constitution |
capital punishment | allows for the death penalty |
confess | admit |
cruel and unusual punishment | harsh and unacceptable |
" due process of law" | proper legal procedures including a fair trial |
impartial jury | members are not prejudice |
" I take the 5th" | " I choose to remain silent" |
James Madison | proposed amendments to Congress |
jury | chosen group of citizens that decide the outcome of a trial |
militia | volunteer army |
prejudice | negative judgment or opinion without all of the facts |
probable cause | good reason |
public trial | not held in secret |
ratify | approve, official with signature (s) |
rights of the accused | regarding people accused of a crime |
right to an attorney | one is provided if a person cannot afford to pay |
right to assembel | gather in groups |
right to petition | request that government correct injustices perceived |
search warrant | order from a judge to look for what could provide evidence |
seizure | taking property by force |
witnesses | people who give information, evidence |