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- Senators elected directly by people of each state
- People cannot be denied the right to vote in federal elections because they had not paid a tax on voting
- Powers that are not specifically granted to the national government are to be retained by the states
- 18-year-olds granted right to vote
- African American males were guaranteed the right to vote
- Powers that are not specifically granted to the national government are to be retained by the people
- No excessive bail; No cruel and unusual punishment shall be used against a convicted criminal
- Due process; No double jeopardy; No self-incrimination; Eminent domain
- In a civil suit (lawsuit between two persons or groups), the defendant has the right to a trial by jury if the amount in question is over twenty dollars
- No soldier in time of peace shall be quartered in a private citizen's home without the homeowner's consent
- Guarantee of a speedy trial; Guarantee of a public trial; The right to confront witnesses; The right to have legal counsel (an attorney); Impartial jury of your peers
- Right to bear arms would not be infringed (violated)
- Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, petition
- People and their personal property cannot be searched without a warrant, issued by a judge
- Best example of a Federal Government Present Day
- Best example of Unitary Government Present Day
- this branch can declare laws unconstitutional
- establishing post offices is this type of power
- controlling trade within a state is this type of power
- what year did women get the right to vote?