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Amendments
The bill of rights and the 13 amendments
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| First Amendment Freedoms | Congress cannot make laws about religion or creating a national religion; |
| First Amendment Freedoms | cannot block freedom of speech or press; |
| First Amendment Freedoms | people have the right to assemble |
| First Amendment Freedoms | People can petition the government to address complaints or correct wrongs( redress of grievances) |
| Second Amendment Bearing arms | the right of the people to keep and bear arms cannot be infringed |
| Third Amendment Quartering | No soldier, in time of peace or war, be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner |
| Fourth Amendment Search and seizures | the right of the people to be secure in their persons, house, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures. There must be a warrant. |
| Fifth Amendment Due Process | No person shall be held for a capital crime unless on the indictment of a grand Jury |
| Fifth Amendment Due Process | no person can be tried twice for the same offence |
| Fifth Amendment Due Process | No person shall be witness against themselves |
| Fifth Amendment Due Process | No person shall be deprived of life, Liberty, or property without due process of the law |
| Fifth Amendment Due Process | Private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation |
| Sixth Amendment Criminal proceedings | In all criminal prosecutions, the accused has the right to a speedy trial with an impartial jury of their peers. |
| Sixth Amendment Criminal proceedings | In all criminal prosecutions, the accused has the right to a public trial. |
| Sixth Amendment Criminal proceedings | In all criminal prosecutions, the accused has the right trial in the state and district they are accused. |
| Sixth Amendment Criminal proceedings | The accused has the right to be informed about the crimes they are being accused of. |
| Sixth Amendment Criminal proceedings | The accused has the right to face the witness against them and get witness in their favor. |
| Sixth Amendment Criminal proceedings | The accused has the right to have assistance of counsel, a lawyer, in his defense. |
| Seventh Amendment Civil Trials | Any dispute over $20, the right of a trial by jury shall be preserved. |
| Eighth Amendment Punishment for Crimes | Excessive bail shall not be required |
| Eighth Amendment Punishment for Crimes | Excessive fines shall not be imposed |
| Eighth Amendment Punishment for Crimes | No Cruel or unusual punishments shall be inflicted. |
| Ninth Amendment unenumerated Rights | The enumeration in the constitutions, of certain rights, shall not be constructed to deny or disparage others retained by the people |
| Tenth Amendment Powers of the State | Powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor Prohibited by the states, are reserved to the states or to the people |
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