Bill of Rightswebquest

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Bill of RightsWebQuest

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1.TheBillofRightsisthefirst10amendmentstothe

2.WhywastheBillofRightsnecessary?

3. wrote amendmentsandpresentedthemtotheFirstCongressin1789.

4.Howmanyofthe12amendmentswerepassedandmadeapartoftheConstitution?

5.OnwhatdayweretheamendmentspassedandmadeapartoftheConstitution?

5.Thesetenamendmentswouldlaterbecomeknownasthe

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Amendment
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Whenapersonsuesanotherpersonandtheamountofmoneyisover$20.00,thecasemaybedecidedbyajury,andthedecisionwillbefinal.
Thepowersnotgiventothenationalgovernmentaregiventoindividualstates.
Thegovernmentcannotstopcitizensfromkeepinggunsbecausethemilitaryisnecessarytokeeppeace.
Citizenshavetherighttobesafeintheirhouses,theirbelongings,andtheirpersonsagainstunreasonablesearchesandseizures.Ifthegovernmentwantstosearchanything,theymusthaveasearchwarrantwhichtellswhattheyarelookingforandwheretheycansearch.
Congresscannotmakealawthatlimitsfreedomofreligion,freespeech,freepress,ortherightofpeopletogettogetheringroups,ortherightofpeopletoaskthegovernmenttocorrectthingstheydon’tlike.
Nopersoncanbechargedwithacrimeunlessthechargeshavebeenbroughtbyagrandjury
Whenapersonisaccusedofacrime,heorshewillhaveaquickandpublictrial.Thejurywillbefair.
Nosoldierscanbekeptinpeople’shomesintimeofpeace,withoutthepermissionoftheowner;ifintimeofwar,certainlawshavetobefollowed.
Peoplehaveotherrightsthatarenotlistedhere.
Excessivebailorfinescannotberequired.Nocruelorunusualpunishment isallowed.

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17.Whatdidyounoticehappeningasyoutooksomeofthepeople’srightsawayandgavethemback?

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