SS8 STAAR Snippet - MC - Bill of Rights

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• “For depriving Us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury.”
• “For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among Us..”
• “Transporting Us beyond the seas to be tried for pretended offenses.”
- Declaration of Independence
How did the Founding Fathers address these colonial grievances and protect the rights of American citizens?

Article III of the Constitution, which establishes the court system.

They are listed in the Declaration of Independence.

The problems are corrected in the Bill of Rights.

Article I of the Constitution, which allows Congress to tax.