First 10 amendments

What is the First Amendment?

protects the freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.

What is the Second Amendment?

protects the right of individuals to keep and bear arms.

What is the Third Amendment?

prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes without consent during peacetime.

What is the Fourth Amendment?

protects against unreasonable searches and seizures and sets requirements for search warrants.

What is the Fifth Amendment?

provides the right to due process, prohibits double jeopardy, and protects against self-incrimination.

What is the Sixth Amendment?

guarantees the right to a fair trial, including the right to counsel and the right to confront witnesses.

What is the Seventh Amendment?

Preserves the right to a jury trial in civil cases.

What is the Eighth Amendment?

prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment.

What is the Ninth Amendment?

that the enumeration of certain rights in the Constitution does not deny or disparage other rights retained by the people.

What is the Tenth Amendment?

emphasizes that powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved for the states or the people.

What are the 11th to 27th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution?

The 11th to 27th Amendments cover various rights and governmental procedures, including limitations on lawsuits against states, the election of the President and Vice President, prohibition of alcohol, the right to vote regardless of race, and equal suffrage for women.