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The Bill of Rights
Amendment I:
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.
Amendment II:
A well regulated
militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of
the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
Amendment III:
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.
Amendment IV:
The right of the
people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects,
against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and
no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or
affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and
the persons or things to be seized.
Amendment V:
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; nor shall any person be subject for the
same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be
compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be
deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor
shall private property be taken for public use, without just
compensation.
Amendment VI:
In all criminal
prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public
trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime
shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously
ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the
accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have
compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have
the assistance of counsel for his defense.
Amendment VII:
In suits at common
law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the
right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury,
shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than
according to the rules of the common law.
Amendment VIII:
Excessive bail
shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and
unusual punishments inflicted.
Amendment IX:
The enumeration in
the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or
disparage others retained by the people.
Amendment X:
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.
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