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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Edited 11/3/2000