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- Right to compulsory process (subpoenas) to obtain witness testimony
- Guarantee of freedom of expressive association
- Constitutional privilege against self-incrimination
- Right to a jury selected from residents of the state and district where the crime occurred
- Protection against taking of private property without just compensation
- Protection against cruel and unusual punishments
- Documents such as the Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and House of Burgesses all led to what the creation of what document?
- The Magna Carta, Declaration of Independence, English Bill of Rights and the Federalist Papers are all documents that influenced ....
- What did they Anti-federalists demand before they would agree to ratify the Constitution?
- Under the Articles of Confederation, who had more power, the states or the national government?
- What event leading up to the American Revolution resulted in the 3rd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
- "He [King George III] has forbidden his governors to pass laws...till his Assent [approval] should be obtained" - Declaration of Independence. According to the Constitution what can Congress do to keep this from happening?
- the due process clause of the _____ amendment guarantees due process on the part of the FEDERAL government
- the due process clause of the _____ amendment guarantees due process on the part of the STATE government
- What was promised to gain support (votes) for the U.S. Constitution from the large states?
- Which branch of the Government has the power to settle disputes between states?
- Who declared that powers of the government should be separated and balanced against each other?
- Did the Americans still respect many British traditions?
- The division of power between the National Government and State Government is?
- The __________ and the English Bill of Rights, influenced the Framers of the United States Constitution