The amendments

First Amendment

Protects the freedoms of speech, religion, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the government.

Second Amendment

Protects the individual right of the people to keep and bear arms.

Third Amendment

Prohibits the government from forcing citizens to house soldiers in their private homes without consent during peacetime.

Fourth Amendment

Protects individuals from unreasonable searches and seizures, requiring law enforcement to obtain warrants supported by probable cause.

Fifth Amendment

Guarantees the rights to due process, protection against double jeopardy and self-incrimination, and fair compensation for private property taken by eminent domain.

Sixth Amendment

Guarantees the rights of criminal defendants to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury, assistance of counsel, and the confrontation of witnesses.

Seventh Amendment

Guarantees the right to a jury trial in federal civil lawsuits where the value in dispute exceeds twenty dollars.

Eighth Amendment

Prohibits the imposition of excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishments.

Ninth Amendment

States that rights not explicitly enumerated in the Constitution are still retained by the people.

Tenth Amendment

States that powers not delegated to the federal government by the Constitution, nor prohibited to the states, are reserved to the states or to the people.