Bill of Rights (10 Amendments)

No government establishment of religion

First amendment

Free exercise of religion

First amendment

Freedom of speech

First amendment

Freedom of the press

First amendment

Freedom to peacefully assemble

First amendment

Freedom to petition the government for redress (to remedy a wrong)

First amendment

Right to bear arms

Second amendment

Protection against quartering of soldiers in private homes during times of peace

Third amendment

Protection against search of a home or business without a warrant issued by a neutral third party and based on probable cause.

Fourth amendment

Protection against trial for major crimes without a grand jury indictment

Fifth amendment

Guarantee of no trial twice for the same offense (double jeopardy clause)

Fifth amendment

Protection against being forced to testify against oneself

Fifth amendment

Protection against denial of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.

Fifth amendment

Protection against taking of private property (eminent domain clause)

Fifth amendment

Right of defendants to have a speedy & public trial

Sixth amendment

Right of defendants to be informed of their charges

Sixth amendment

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

Sixth amendment

Right of counsel for criminal defendants

Sixth amendment

Right of defendants to have a trial by jury in civil suits

Seventh amendment

Protection against imposition of excessive bail or fines

Eighth amendment

Protection against imposition of “cruel and unusual punishment”

Eighth amendment

Guarantee of unwritten rights retained by the people

Ninth amendment

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

Tenth amendment