BILL OF RIGHTS

1ST AMENDMENT

• Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

2ND AMENDMENT

• The right to bear arms

3RD AMENDMENT

• No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

4TH AMENDMENT

• The right to privacy

5TH AMENDMENT

• No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger;

6TH AMENDMENT

• The right to a speed and public trial

7TH AMENDMENT

• No person can be tried twice for the same crime

8TH AMENDMENT

• Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

9TH AMENDMENT

• The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

10TH AMENDMENT

• The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people