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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 re dress 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 particula rly
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 l aw; 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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