amendements 1-10+14

First Amendment – Establishment Clause | Prevents the government from establishing an official religion or endorsing one religion over another.

First Amendment – Free Exercise Clause | Protects individuals’ right to practice their religion freely without government interference.

First Amendment – Freedom of Speech | Guarantees the right to express ideas and opinions without government censorship or restraint.

First Amendment – Freedom of Press | Protects the media’s right to publish news and opinions without prior government censorship.

Second Amendment | Protects the right to keep and bear arms, including individual self-defense rights subject to reasonable regulation.

Fourth Amendment | Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures and requires warrants based on probable cause.

Fifth Amendment | Guarantees due process, prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy, and ensures fair legal procedures.

Sixth Amendment | Guarantees a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury, the right to confront witnesses, and the right to legal counsel.

Eighth Amendment | Prohibits excessive bail and fines, and bans cruel and unusual punishment.

Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10) | The first ten amendments that safeguard individual liberties such as free speech, religious freedom, and rights of the accused.

Fourteenth Amendment – Equal Protection Clause | Requires states to provide equal protection under the law to all people.

Fourteenth Amendment – Due Process – Right to Privacy | Protects personal liberties and privacy from state infringement, influencing decisions on issues like reproductive rights.

Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 – Commerce Clause | Empowers Congress to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the states, and with Native American tribes.

Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 – Necessary and Proper Clause | Also known as the Elastic Clause; allows Congress to enact laws necessary to carry out its enumerated powers.