BILL OF RIGHTS VOCABULARY

PETITION

a formal request for government action; protest

REDRESS

to reconsider; fix

GRIEVANCES

complaints

BEAR ARMS

carry or own weapons

QUARTER

provide lodging for someone

SEIZURE

taking something

WARRANT

A legal paper, issued by a court, giving police permission to enter a building

PROBABLE CAUSE

reasonable cause for issuing a search warrant or making an arrest; more than mere suspicion

INDICTMENT

legal charges brought against someone

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

being tried twice for the same crime

SELF-INCRIMINATION

giving testimony that can be used against oneself

DUE PROCESS

following established legal procedures

EMINIENT DOMAIN

the right of government to take private property for public use with proper payment for the property

JURY

a group of citizens who hears evidence presented in a court of law & delivers a verdict

COUNSEL

attorney/representation in court

BAIL

a sum of money held until trial for the accused person

BILL OF RIGHTS

the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution

ELASTIC CLAUSE

stretches to include more powers that those specifically stated in the Constitution