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Bill of Rights

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cruel and unusual punishment punishment prohibited by the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution; includes torture or other forms of punishment too severe for the crime committed
double jeopardy the prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which he has already been tried; prohibited in the Fifth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution
due process a system of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle in the Fifth Amendment that a person cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or property without appropriate legal procedures and protections
eminent domain the right of the government to take private property for public use; the Fifth Amendment requires that fair compensation be made when property is taken
suffrage the right to vote; protected in the 15th, 19th, 24th and 26th Amendments
right to bear arms the idea in the Second Amendment that people have an individual right to own and carry weapons
right to legal counsel the right of a defendant to be assisted by an attorney, and if he cannot afford his own lawyer, the government must appoint one for him; established in the Sixth Amendment
search and seizure the process by which police or other authorities who suspect that a crime has been committed do a search of a person's property and collect any relevant evidence to the crime
trial by jury a trial in which the issue is determined by a judge and a jury, usually with 12 members, whose job is to determine facts and make a judgment of guilty or not guilty; protected in the Sixth Amendment
unenumerated rights according to the Ninth Amendment, any right that is not specifically addressed in the Constitution still may be protected (privacy)
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