Amendment 1- Freedom of Religion, Speech, and the Press
Congress shall make no law
respecting an
establishment of religion or
prohibiting the free
exercise thereof, or
abridging the freedom of
speech or of the
press, or the right of the people
peaceably to
assemble and to
petition the government for a
redress of
grievances.
Amendment 2- The Right to Bear Arms
A
well-regulated M
ilitia being necessary to the
security of a free
State, the right of the people to keep and
bear A
rms shall not be
infringed.
Amendment 3- The Housing of Soldiers
No soldier shall, in time of peace, be
quartered in any house without the
consent of the owner, nor in time of war
but in a
manner to be
prescribed by law.
Amendment 4- Protection from Unreasonable Searches and Seizures
The right of the people to be
secure in their
persons, houses, papers, and
effects against
unreasonable searches and
seizures shall not be
violated, and no
warrants shall
issue but upon
probable cause, supported by
oath or
affirmation, and
particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.
Amendment 5- Protection of Rights to Life, Liberty, and Property
No person shall be
held to answer for a
capital or otherwise
infamous crime unless on a
presentment or indictment of a
grand jury, except in
cases arising in the
land or naval forces, or in the
militia, when in actual service in time of war or
public danger; nor shall any person be
subject for the same
offense to be twice put
in jeopardy of life or
limb; nor shall be
compelled in any criminal case to be a
witness against himself, nor
be deprived of life, liberty, or property without
due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use without
just compensation.
Amendment 6- Rights of Accused Persons in Criminal Cases
In all
criminal prosecutions, the
accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and
public trial by an
impartial jury of the state and
district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been
previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the
nature and
cause of the
accusation; to be
confronted with the
witnesses against him; to have
compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor; and to have the assistance of
counsel for his defense.
Amendment 7- Rights in Civil Cases
In
suits at common law, where the value
in controversy shall
exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by
jury shall be
preserved, and no
fact tried by a jury shall be
otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States than according to the rules of the common law.
Amendment 8- Excessive Bail, Fines, and Punishments Forbidden
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive
fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments
inflicted.
Amendment 9- Other Rights Kept by the People
The
enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be
construed to
deny or
disparage others
retained by the people.
Amendment 10- Undelegated Powers Kept by the States and the People
The powers not
delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor
prohibited by
it to the states, are
reserved to the states
respectively, or to the people.
