Chapter 12 - Bill of Rights (Vocab)

protections from government for individual rights and freedoms.

• civil liberties

• civil rights

• due process

• popular sovereignty

a change or addition to a written document.

• testament

• amendment

• edict

• petition

to gather in a group for a specific purpose.

• political party

• assemble

• conference

• committee

a legal process established to make sure people are not punished without first being proven guilty in a fair trial.

• indict

• verdict

• due process

• petition

The ​ (a)   includes the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

• Bill of Rights
• Magna Carta
• Legislative Order
• Articles of Confederation
• Mayflower Compact

an official representative sent to a foreign country.

• president

• ambassador

• senator

• delegate

to charge with a crime.

• indict

• arrest

• quarter

• assemble

to make or present a formal request to an authority regarding a particular cause.

• petition

• request

• proclaim

• declare

the idea that government authority comes from people who have agreed to be governed.

• rule of law

• direct democracy

• popular sovereignty

• diplomacy

to provide housing or shelter.

• dwelling

• petition

• assemble

• quarter