FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS

AMENDMENT 1

• Freedom of religion, speech & the press
• Freedom to peaceably assemble & to petition the government

AMENDMENT 2

• Right to maintain a militia
• Right to bear arms

AMENDMENT 3

• Protection from having to house soldiers in time of peace without the consent of the owner, or in time of war except as provided by law

AMENDMENT 4

• Protection against arbitrary searches & seizures without probable cause

Amendment 5

• Protection from prosecution witliout an indictment
• Protection from being tried for the same crime twice
• Protection from having to testify against oneself
• Protection from the loss of life, liberty, or property without due process of law
• Protection from loss of property without just compensation

AMENDMENT 6

• The right to a speedy trial by an impartial jury
• The right to be informed of the charges, to cross-examine witnesses & to present favorable witnesses
• The right to an attorney

AMENDMENT 7

• The right to a trial by jury in any civil case where the amount of money involved is $20 or more

Amendment 8

• Protection from excessive bail or fines
• Protection from cruel & unusual punishment

Amendment 9

• The fact that the Constitution spells out a number of civil rights doesn't mean that there aren't other, unwritten, rights held by the people

AMENDMENT 10

• The powers not delegated to the Federal Government may be exercised by the States, as long as they aren't prohibited by the Constitution