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| First ten amendments of the Constitution, emphasizing individual liberties. |
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| Part of the First Amendment guaranteeing citizens the right to "redress grievances" through petitioning the government. |
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| Correct functioning of the legal system, guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. |
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| Part of the First Amendment guaranteeing freedom of religious worship. |
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| Trying a person for the same crime twice; prohibited by the Constitution. |
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| Right of the government to take private property for certain social needs. |
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| Legal rights of those charged with crimes, such as the right to a speedy trial. |
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| Right of citizens to gather in groups for political and other purposes. |
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| Testifying against oneself in a legal action. |
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| Trial in which qualified citizens judge the guilt or innocence of an accused person. |
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| Right of defendants guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment. |
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| Part of the First Amendment guaranteeing freedom of speech. |
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| Part of the first Amendment forbidding Congress to make a law that establishes a religion. |
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| Right to own guns under certain conditions, guaranteed by the Second Amendment. |
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