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- No raises can be given to Congress until after the next election
- You have the right to counsel for your defense in a criminal trial
- Powers of the people are not limited to those mentioned in the Constitution
- You cannot be tried twice for the same crime
- A person has to be informed of the charges against them
- Powers reserved to the states if not denied by the Constitution
- States could not be sued in federal court by citizens of another state
- Property cannot be taken for public use without compensation
- In a criminal case a person has to be indicted by a grand jury in order to be tried
- Have a compulsory process for obtaining witnesses
- No soldier in time of peace can be quartered in house without the owner´s consent
- the number of factions evident in a large republic would make it difficult for one to dominate
- balance there belief that the government had derived its power from the people with their pessimistic view of human nature
- a lawsuit filed by a small number of people on behalf of a larger group of people
- sue the gov, provide legal counsel for a plaintiff with whom they agree, and file an amicus curiae brief
- *government by consent, natural rights, and the government should protect life, liberty, and property
- How many justices (judges) on the Supreme Court?
- Which issue was not addressed in the Bill of Rights?
- How long is a term in the House of Representatives?
- Members of the Senate are elected every __________ years.