chapter 3 govt
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- 1st amendment
- freedom of speech, press, to assemble, to petition, religion
- 8th amendment
- bans cruel and unusual punishment. prohibits excessive bail
- eminent domain
- the power of the government to take private property for public use
- 4th amendment
- search warrants and arrest warrants
- 22nd amendment
- maximum 2 terms
- 14th amendment
- states cannot deprive a citizen of life, liberty, or property with due process of law
- petition
- an appeal
- 7th amendment
- the right to a jury trial over disputes about property worth more than $20
- due process of law
- principle in the fifth amendment stating that the government must follow proper constitutional procedures in trials and in other actions taken against individuals
- prior restraint
- government censorship of info before it is published or broadcast
- 16th amendment
- income tax
- 2nd amendment
- right to bear arms
- treaty
- a formal agreement made between the president and a head of state
- 20th amendment
- term begins at the end of january. lame duck.
- probably cause
- a reasonable basis to believe a person or premises is linked to a crime
- 25th amendment
- vice and take over leadership of the nation when a president is disabled
- popular sovereignty
- rule by the people
- 24th amendment
- prohibits poll tax
- 5th amendment
- cannot deprive life, liberty, or property without due process of law. do not have to testify against him/herself. cannot be tried twice. cannot be tried for a serious crime without decision of grand jury.
- 10th amendment
- powers not given to the national government by the Constitution belong to the states or to the people
- search warrant
- an order signed by a judge
- article
- seven divisions in the constitution
- 21st amendment
- overturns 18th. ban on the transport of alcohol into any state where its possession violated state law
- poll tax
- money paid in order to vote
- 26th amendment
- lowers voting age to 18
- 3rd amendment
- prohibits quartering soldiers
- 12th amendment
- separate ballots for voting for president and vice
- 13th amendment
- bans slavery
- 15th amendment
- right to vote
- 9th amendment
- provides that people's rights are not restricted to those specified in amendments 1-8
- 23rd amendment
- citizens in D.C. can vote for president and vice
- 17th amendment
- people elect US senators
- 6th amendment
- right to a speedy and public trial. right to know the charges against oneself.
- 19th amendment
- women's suffrage
- amendment
- change to the constitution
- 11th amendment
- prohibits a state from being sued in federal court by citizens of another state or nation
- jurisdiction
- authority to administer justice