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The Bill Of Rights

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First Amendment   freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly,and petition  
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Second Amendment   right to serve in militia and bear arms  
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Third Amendment   limits governments power to house solders with citizens  
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Fourth Amendment   protects against unreasonable search and seizure  
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Fifth Amendment   "Due Process": protects a person accused of a crime; must follow specific procedures before convicting  
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Sixth Amendment   additional rights of accused: trial by jury representation of a lawyer  
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Seventh Amendment   right to a jury in civil cases (those not involving a crime)  
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Eighth Amendment   prohibits excusive bail or fines as well as cruel or unusual punishment  
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Ninth Amendment   says that these enumerated rights are not the only rights that citizens have  
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Tenth Amendment   powers not specifically givin to national governments or denied belong to the states  
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Petition   a formal request  
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Poll tax   money paid in order to vote  
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Treason   words or actions that endanger the government  
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Suffrage   the right to vote  
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Eminent Domain   right of the government to take private property for public use  
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Due process   following rules established to protect those accused of crime  
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Double jeopardy   cannot be put on trial twice for the same crime  
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Indict   to formally accuse someone of a crime  
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