Social Studies

Bill Of Rights

• Bill Of Rights: the first 10 amendments added to the U.S. Constitution to protect rights that were not expressed in the original Constitution.

• abridge: deny

• due process: a legal process to determine whether you are guilty of a crime; the right to due process is guaranteed in the Fifth Amendment.

• Jury: a group of 12 people chosen to decide if a person on trial is guilty or innocent of a crime.

• probable cause: reason to believe that a crime has been committed.

• warrant: special approval in order to search a citizen's property.