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  • marshall United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835)
  • morris United States statesman who led the committee that produced the final draft of the United States Constitution (1752-1816)
  • sherman American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution (1721-1793)
  • roger sherman American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution (1721-1793)
  • originalism the belief that the United States Constitution should be interpreted in the way the authors originally intended it
  • bill of rights a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
  • freedom from self-incrimination the civil right (guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions or otherwise give testimony against yourself
  • privilege against self incrimination the civil right (guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions or otherwise give testimony against yourself
  • states' rights the rights conceded to the states by the United States constitution
  • constitutional convention the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787
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