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The First Ten Amendments to the US Constitution: A Bill of Rights, Quizzes of Local Government Studies

An overview of the first ten amendments to the us constitution, collectively known as the bill of rights. These amendments protect various individual rights, including freedom of religion, speech, and press, the right to bear arms, protection against unreasonable searches and seizures, and the rights of the accused. They were added to the constitution three years after it became effective in 1791.

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TERM 1
Amendment 1
DEFINITION 1
Freedom of religion, speech, and pressFreedom to
peaceably assemble and petition the government
TERM 2
Amendment 2
DEFINITION 2
Right to maintain militia or bear arms
TERM 3
Amendment 3
DEFINITION 3
Quarter of Soldier Act.You don't have to quarter
(house) soldiers in time of peace without consent of the
homeowner
TERM 4
Amendment 4
DEFINITION 4
Unreasonable search & seizure without proper warrant
or cause
TERM 5
Amendment 5
DEFINITION 5
The rights of a person accused of a crime.Can't be tried
twice for the same crime. Can't testify against
yourself.Protection from loss or life, liberty, or
property without due process of law.
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Amendment 1

Freedom of religion, speech, and pressFreedom to peaceably assemble and petition the government TERM 2

Amendment 2

DEFINITION 2 Right to maintain militia or bear arms TERM 3

Amendment 3

DEFINITION 3 Quarter of Soldier Act.You don't have to quarter (house) soldiers in time of peace without consent of the homeowner TERM 4

Amendment 4

DEFINITION 4 Unreasonable search & seizure without proper warrant or cause TERM 5

Amendment 5

DEFINITION 5 The rights of a person accused of a crime.Can't be tried twice for the same crime.Can't testify against yourself.Protection from loss or life, liberty, or property without due process of law.

Amendment 6

The right to a speedy trial by your peers.The right to an attorney TERM 7

Amendment 7

DEFINITION 7 The right to a trial in any civil case where the amount of money involved is $20 or more TERM 8

Amendment 8

DEFINITION 8 Protection of excessive bail or fines.Protection from cruel and unusual punishment TERM 9

Amendment 9

DEFINITION 9 The Constitution spells out a number of civil rights does not mean that there are other, unwritten, rights held by the people. TERM 10

Amendment 10

DEFINITION 10 Powers and rights reserved to the peopleThe powers NOT delegated to the Federal Government may be exercised by the States, as long as they are not prohibited by the Constitution.