American Government Ch. 11 Key Terms

The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• The U.S. Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

A way to gather to show support or opposition to certain ideas and beliefs

• Freedom of religion

• Right to petition

• Freedom of the press

• Right to assembly

the right of a citizen to have his or her complaints heard by government representatives. Request for change.

• Protection from jeopardy

• Freedom of religion

• Right to petition

• Right to assembly

A legal document that authorizes a police officer to enter and search the premises

• Petitions

• Search warrants

• Declarations

• Amendments

The power of the government to take private property for public use with reasonable compensation

• Search and seizure

• Indictment

• Freedom of press

• Eminent domain

A formal accusation by a court charging a person of a crime

• Indictment

• Grand jury

• double jeopardy

• Impartial jury

A group of citizens empowered by law to conduct legal proceedings, investigate potential criminal conduct, and determine whether criminal charges should be brought

• Impartial jury

• Grand jury

• hung jury

• Trial jury

Being tried for the same crime twice

• Right to bear arms

• Eminent domain

• double jeopardy

• due process

the intentional or unintentional act of providing information that will suggest your involvement in a crime, or expose you to criminal prosecution.

• Double jeopardy

• Equal Protection clause

• Reserved rights

• self-incrimination

Review Question 1: The division of power between federal government and state governments.

• Separation of powers

• federalism

• Checks and balances

• limited government