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First Amendment

Freedom of Petition

Freedom of religion speech, media (press) get together to protest and the right to petition the government.

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.

Second Amendment

Right to bear arms

The right to keep and bear arms for individual defense and security. (weapons)

A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Third Amendment

Housing soldiers

The military can not force you to let them live in your house unless it is a time of war and the need to follow the law.

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.

Fourth Amendment

Search and seizure

The military can not force themselves into your home or take anything from your home without a search warrant

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.

Fifth Amendment

Due process

It gives criminals the right to a grand jury, but it does not allow you to try someone twice for the same crime. (double jeopardy).

You have the right to refuse to answer in court to prevent self-incrimination.

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 offence 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.

Sixth Amendment

Having the right to a speedy trial (in a certain amount of time.) the right to aa lawyer and a jury. Both lawyers do their own investigation.

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 defence.

Seventh Amendment

For federal civil trials you have the right to a trial with a jury. A case between two or more people, groups, parties were the group lost 20 or more dollars. The federal judge can not overturn the juries

decisions.

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

The government can’t set an unreasonably high bail or fines. And it can not force punishments that are harsh or degrading or disproportionate to the crime (cruel and unusual)

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Ninth Amendment

You have more rights than what is listed in the constitution (the right to privacy)

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Tenth Amendment

If a right is not over seen by the federal government it will be over seen by the state. ( taking control of )

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.

13 Amendment

It ended slavery and made it illegal to own people.

It will be enforce by congress

14 Amendment

Anyone born or naturalized (born in another country) in the U.S. is a citizen, guaranteeing equal protection of the laws and due process for all citizens, applying the Bill of Rights to the states, and preventing former Confederates from holding office. It's crucial for civil rights, ensuring states can't deny fundamental rights like life, liberty, or property without fair legal procedures. 

15 Amendment

The U.S. government and states cannot deny anyone the right to vote because of their race, color, or if they were previously enslaved, securing voting rights for Black men after the Civil War. However, states used loopholes like literacy tests and poll taxes to try to stop them. It granted Congress power to enforce this, but true voting equality took another century and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.