AP UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT POLITICS - OCPS美国政府与政治有机氯农药.doc

?AP UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT POLITICS Key Terms A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A 1st AmendmentThis opening passage of the Bill of Rights prohibits Congress from establishing a religion and ensures freedom of expression, religion, press, assembly, and petition.2nd AmendmentThe part of the Bill of Rights that guarantees the right to bear arms.3rd AmendmentThe part of the Bill of Rights that prohibits the housing of soldiers in private homes, during times of peace, without the consent of the owner.4th AmendmentThe part of the Bill of Rights that prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures.5th AmendmentThe part of the Bill of Rights that provides equal protection under the law and imposes restrictions on the national government with respect to the rights of persons accused of crime. It also prohibits the taking of property without just compensation.6th AmendmentThe part of the Bill of Rights that stipulates the basic requirements of due process in federal criminal trials, including: a speedy and public trial, an impartial jury, trial in the area where the crime was committed, notice of the charges, the right to confront witnesses, and the right to counsel.7th AmendmentThe part of the Bill of Rights that guarantees the right to a jury trial in a federal suit at common law.8th AmendmentThe part of the Bill of Rights that prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishment.9th AmendmentThe part of the Bill of Rights that states that the listing of certain rights in the Constitution is not to be taken to mean that all other rights are denied to the people.10th AmendmentThe final part of the Bill of Rights that declares the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.11th AmendmentThe amendment (1798) that provides that federal courts do not have authority to hear cases brought against