First Flashcardz

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The 3rd Amendment (Quartering Soldiers) was a response by the American Colonists to the British: Impressment, Intolerable (Coercive) Acts, Boston Massacre, Writs of Assistance

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Intolerable (Coercive) Acts

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The 8th Amendment protects us from

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unusual and cruel punishments

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The British drew this line after Chief Pontiac's Rebellion to separate the

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The Native Americans and the British Colonists

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The 4th Amendment was created by the Americans in response to the British: taxing tea, searching homes for non (smuggled) British goods, not allowing peaceful protests, giving fertile land to the Native Americans

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searching homes for non (smuggled) British goods

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If you write false statements about someone, they can sue you for

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libel

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The First battles of the American Revolution, Lexington and Concord in 1775, started because the British were going to take the Minutemen's

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guns

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This amendment guarantees that rights not specifically listed in the constitution belong to the people.

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9th amendment

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This group determines if there is enough evidence to go to trial

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Grand Jury

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The government can seize your property and pay just compensation according to

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Eminent Domain

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Which of these freedoms is not protected by the 1st Amendment: Freedom to Travel, Freedom of the Press, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech?

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Freedom to Travel