Bill of Rights

First Amendment (I)

Protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.

Second Amendment (II)

Protects the right to keep and bear arms.

Third Amendment (III)

Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers in private homes during peacetime.

Fourth Amendment (IV)

Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures and requires a warrant based on probable cause.

Fifth Amendment (V)

Ensures due process, prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy, and mandates just compensation for property taken under eminent domain.

Sixth Amendment (VI)

Guarantees the right to a fair trial, including the right to counsel, an impartial jury, and the right to confront witnesses.

Seventh Amendment (VII)

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 re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

Eighth Amendment (VIII)

Prohibits excessive bail and fines, as well as cruel and unusual punishment.

Ninth Amendment (IX)

Acknowledges that the enumeration of certain rights in the Constitution does not deny or disparage other rights retained by the people. This amendment emphasizes that individuals have more rights than those explicitly listed in the Constitution.

Tenth Amendment (X)

Reserves powers not delegated to the federal government to the states or the people. This amendment underscores the principle of federalism in the Constitution.