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Madison wanted the bill of rights in the articles of the constitution to contain

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Citizen’s rights

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The bill of rights used which documents from the past

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Magna carta & English bill of rights

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Which group demanded the addition of the bill of rights to the constitution?

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Anti-Federalists

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First amendment protects

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Freedom of 
Press
Speech
Petition
Religion
Assembly
4
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Prohibits salaries of the us senators and representatives from taking effect until after next election

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27 amendment

5
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Slavery was abolished by?

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13

6
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Protects against abide of governent

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ALL AMENDMENTS

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How many amendments?

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27!!!

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The 9th amendment states that citizens rights aren’t?

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Limited to the ones mentioned in the constitution

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Interpreting rights involves weighing them against

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Other peoples rights

10
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Limits the president to two terms

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22nd

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Guarantees that a person cannot be true twice for same crime

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Double jeopardy 5th!!!

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Interpreting the meaning of citizens’ rights is the job of

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Supreme Court

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Tinker case court ruled

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Have 1st amendment rights at school

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Skokie case

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Freedom of speech still protects against unpopular ideas and freedoms

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How many individual rights in 1st amendment

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5

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The 4th amendment protects citizens from

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Unreasonable search and seizures w/o a warrant

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Accused persons have the right to

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Speedy and public trial

Trial by jury

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Judges in our nations court interpret the meaning of citizens’

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RIGHTS

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Protecting rights is job of

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All us citizens

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Forbids a state to stop a person from voting bc race or color

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15th

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Right to bear arms

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2nd

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Prevents excessive bails, fines, and cruel & unusual punishment

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8th

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Women the right to vote?

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19th

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Lowers voting age to 18

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26th

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Protects against unreasonable search and seizures?

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4th