Bill of Rights

First Amendment (1)

Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition

Second Amendment (2)

Right to bear arms (well regulated milita)

Third amendment (3)

No quartering of soldiers (in private homes in times of peace)

Fourth amendment (4)

Protects against unreasonable search and seizure

(without a warrant, issued by a neutral third party based on Probable Cause)

Fifth Amendment (5)

-no double jeopardy

- protection against being forced to testify agaisnt oneself

- Due process

- eminent domain clause (takings)

Sixth Amendment (6)

- Right to a speedy and public trial (by jury)

- right to an attorney

- right of defendants to be informed of their charges

- right of defendants to confront their accusers and compel witnesses to testify on their behalf

Seventh Amendment (7)

Right to a trial by jury in civil cases (over $20)

Eighth Amendment (8)

- no excessive bail or fines

- no cruel and unusual punishment

Ninth Amendment (9)

People's rights are not limited to those listed in the Constitution (guarantee of unwritten rights retained by the people)

Tenth Amendment (10)

Granting to states powers not reserved to the national government or prohibited to the states