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Protections Against Abuse of Power (Amendments 2-4)

Protections Against Abuse of Power (Amendments 2-4). Mrs. Gorton Team HD U.S. Studies 2014. Amendments 2-4. Designed to protect citizens from gov’t. abuses of power Included in Bill of Rights to prevent the same problems Colonists experienced under British rule.

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Protections Against Abuse of Power (Amendments 2-4)

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  1. Protections Against Abuse of Power (Amendments 2-4) Mrs. Gorton Team HD U.S. Studies 2014

  2. Amendments 2-4 • Designed to protect citizens from gov’t. abuses of power • Included in Bill of Rights to prevent the same problems Colonists experienced under British rule

  3. Amendment 2: Right to bear arms • Individuals have the right to own guns • States have the right to set up their own militias (armies)

  4. Amendment 3: Housing of soldiers • The government cannot force Americans to give food and shelter to soldiers

  5. Amendment 4: unreasonable searches and seizures • The gov’t. cannot search a citizen or his/her home and property w/o a search warrant

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