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| Question | Answer |
| Bill of rights guarantees | Rights of people |
| Guarantee meaning | To promise & deliver a future result |
| Who wrote the Bill of Rights | James Madison |
| Several states wanted | Greater protection for individual liberties |
| 10 of the amendments were | Ratified by states |
| The purpose of the Bill of rights is | To prevent government abuse of powers |
| LIBERTIES VS RIGHTS | Bill of rights guarantees & protects the freedoms of people |
| Civil liberties | Freedoms the government says it will protect under the law |
| Civil liberties meaning | Rights held by individuals that cannot be taken away by law |
| Civil rights | Guarantees of equal treatment under law & protections from discrimination |
| SUBSTANTIVE RIGHTS | 1st, 2nd, & 3rd amendment |
| Substantive rights meaning | Fundamental right that belong to everyone |
| 1st amendment | Freedom of expression |
| 2nd amendment | Right to own & bear weapons |
| 3rd amendment | Protection against housing troops |
| FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION | Freedom of religion, petition, speech, press & assembly |
| PROCEDURAL RIGHTS | Criminal procedures, civil action, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th amendment |
| Procedural rights meaning | Rights that protect citizens in the justice system |
| CRIMINAL COURTS | Criminal cases involve accusations of crime or illegal activity |
| Tried by a | Jury |
| Punishments like | Fines & jail time |
| CIVIL COURTS | Civil cases involve disputes between people or organizations. |
| Payments from 1 party to | Another |
| Juvenile & Family & | Housing courts |
| CRIMINAL PROCEDURE | 4th, 5th, 6th, & 8th amendment |
| 4th amendment | Unreasonable search & seizure |
| 5th amendment | Grand juries, self-incrimination & due process |
| 6th amendment | Trial rules & rights to a lawyer |
| 8th amendment | Cruel & unusual punishment |
| 7th amendment | Right to protection against illegal searches |
| UNENUMERATED RIGHTS | 9th & 10th amendment |
| UNENUMERATED RIGHTS | Rights that are not listed directly in the Constitution |
| 9th amendment | Protects any rights that are not specifically mentioned in the Constitution or Bill of Rights. |
| 10th amendment | Reserves powers for states & people |
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