RHS Flashcard 3C - Bill of Rights

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Freedom from Congressional interference to protect yourself with a firearm within your home.

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Amendment 2

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Freedom from unreasonable search and seizures.

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Amendment 4

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Freedom from excessive bail/fines, cruel and unusual punishments.

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Amendment 8

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The opinion expressed in the excerpt would most likely have been held by: an advocate of republican motherhood, an Anti-Federalist, a Loyalist, an abolitionist.

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an Anti-Federalist

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Every person shall be given equal access to the process of law during a criminal indictment.

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Due Process of Law

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Prosecutors may not charge a person twice for the same crime once found not guilty.

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Double Jeopardy

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The Bill of Rights was demanded by states who pledged to sign the Constitution as long as natural rights were later protected. Which state requested this first?

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Massachusetts

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Federalists dominated the race for ratification, but the Constitution would not be a reality until which two states ratified (two large states)?

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Virginia and New York

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This Amendment retains to the states, and not the national government, the reserved powers such as state highway speed limits.

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9

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Which amendment is shown here?

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#7