AP Gov: Bill of Rights

Amendment 1

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

Amendment 2

right to bear arms; right to a militia

Amendment 3

protection from the quartering of troops

Amendment 4

protection unreasonable search and seizure; warrant requirements

Amendment 5

due process; double jeopardy; right against self-incrimination; eminent domain

Amendment 6

trial by jury; speedy trial; public trial; right to confront accusers; right to an attorney

Amendment 7

right to a jury in a civil trial

Amendment 8

no excessive bail; no excessive fines; no cruel and unusual punishment

Amendment 9

protection of rights not specifically enumerated

Amendment 10

powers of states

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 I

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

Amendment II

No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in ny house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law

Amendment III

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and affects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath and affirmation, and particulary describiing the place to be searched, and the persons or thingd to be siezed

Amendment IV

No personal 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 tine of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for thr same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or linb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case 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 V

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 VI

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 VII

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

Amendment VIII

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

Amendment IX

The powers not delegated to the United Sates by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people

Amendment X