protects five foundational freedoms from government interference: religion, speech, the press, assembly, and petition

protects the right of individuals to keep and bear arms

blocks the government from forcing citizens to house soldiers in their private homes during peacetime

protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government

guarantees critical legal rights for individuals in criminal and civil proceedings, protecting them from government overreach

guarantees a set of rights to individuals accused of crimes in criminal prosecutions

guarantees the right to a jury trial in federal civil lawsuits where the amount in controversy exceeds twenty dollars

protects individuals from excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishments

a system of government where power is divided and shared between a central (national) government and individual regional units, such as states, provinces, or cantons

A limited government is a political system where the power of the state is legally restricted and kept to a specific scope, usually through a written constitution or charter, to protect individual rights and prevent arbitrary rule

Individual rights are core liberties and moral or legal claims that belong to every single person

the political doctrine that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, who are the ultimate source of all political power

Republicanism is a political ideology and theory of government based on the idea that ultimate sovereignty rests with the people and their elected representatives, rather than a monarch, dictator, or hereditary ruling class

a system of government where each branch has the power to limit, monitor, or alter the actions of the other branches

a constitutional doctrine that divides the core responsibilities of government into distinct branches to prevent any single group or person from holding too much power

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constitution

Term	Definition
Amendment 1	protects five foundational freedoms from government interference: religion, speech, the press, assembly, and petition
Amendt 2	protects the right of individuals to keep and bear arms
Amendment 3	blocks the government from forcing citizens to house soldiers in their private homes during peacetime
Amendment 4	protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government
Amendment 5	guarantees critical legal rights for individuals in criminal and civil proceedings, protecting them from government overreach
Amendment 6	guarantees a set of rights to individuals accused of crimes in criminal prosecutions
Amendment 7	guarantees the right to a jury trial in federal civil lawsuits where the amount in controversy exceeds twenty dollars
Amendment 8	protects individuals from excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishments
Amendment 9	protects individuals from excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishments
Amendment 10	ratified on December 15, 1791
Federalism	a system of government where power is divided and shared between a central (national) government and individual regional units, such as states, provinces, or cantons
Limited Government	A limited government is a political system where the power of the state is legally restricted and kept to a specific scope, usually through a written constitution or charter, to protect individual rights and prevent arbitrary rule
Individual Rights	Individual rights are core liberties and moral or legal claims that belong to every single person
Popular Sovereignty	the political doctrine that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, who are the ultimate source of all political power
Republicanism	Republicanism is a political ideology and theory of government based on the idea that ultimate sovereignty rests with the people and their elected representatives, rather than a monarch, dictator, or hereditary ruling class
Checks and Balances	a system of government where each branch has the power to limit, monitor, or alter the actions of the other branches
Separation of powers	a constitutional doctrine that divides the core responsibilities of government into distinct branches to prevent any single group or person from holding too much power

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