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American Government
Bill of Rights
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6th Amendment: Provides additional protections to people accused of crimes, such as the right to a speedy and public trial, trial by an impartial jury in criminal cases, and to be informed of criminal charges
4th Amendment: Bars the government from unreasonable search and seizure of an individual or their private property
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9th Amendment: States that listing specific rights in the Constitution does not mean that people do not have other rights that have not been spelled out
1st Amendment: The right to to express ideas through speech and the press, to assemble or gather with a group to protest or for other reasons, and to ask the government to fix problems
10th Amendment: Says that the Federal Government only has those powers delegated in the Constitution. If it isn’t listed, it belongs to the states or to the people
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Forms of Government
Dictatorship
single person, or small group hold all power and absolute authority over politics and population (China!)
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Oligarchy
where a small, elite group rules
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