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Amenments
America's Documents and Amendments
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1st Amendment | guarantees citizen's rights to freedom of religion, speech, the press and political activity. |
| 2nd Amendment | grants citizens the right to bear arms |
| 3rd Amendment | prevents the government from housing troops in private homes in peacetime |
| 4th Amendment | Search and Arrest |
| 5th Amendments | Rights in a Criminal Case |
| 6th Amendments | Right to a fair trial |
| 7th Amendments | Rights in a civil Case |
| 8th Amendment | Bail, Fines, punishment |
| 9th Amendment | Rights retained by the people |
| 10th Amendment | States's Rights |
| Republicanism | The idea that governments should be based on the consent of the people |
| Three Fifth's Comprise | slaves to be represented in the state's population by this ratio |
| Republicanism | The idea that governments should be based on the consent of the people |
| Shay's Rebellion | a farmer's protest over the debt they had |
| Ratification | Approval - 9 out of the 13 original states must agree |