The Bill of rights

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1ST AMENDMENT

The 1st Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, the press, assembly,

1ST AMENDMENT The 1st Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, the press,
and petition.
This means that all have the right to:
practice any religion they want to
to speak freely
to assemble (meet)
to address the government (petition)
to publish newspapers, TV, radio, Internet (press)

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2ND AMENDMENT

The 2nd Amendment protects the right to bear arms, which means

2ND AMENDMENT The 2nd Amendment protects the right to bear arms, which
the right to own a gun.

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3RD AMENDMENT

The 3rd Amendment says “No soldier shall, in time of peace

3RD AMENDMENT The 3rd Amendment says “No soldier shall, in time of
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.”
This means that we cannot be forced to house or quarter soldiers.

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4TH AMENDMENT

The 4th Amendment protects the people from unreasonable searches and seizures.

4TH AMENDMENT The 4th Amendment protects the people from unreasonable searches and

This means that the police must have a warrant to enter our homes. It also means the government cannot take our property, papers, or us, without a valid warrant based on probable cause (good reason).

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5TH AMENDMENT

The 5th Amendment protects people from being held for committing a

5TH AMENDMENT The 5th Amendment protects people from being held for committing
crime unless they are properly indicted, (accused)
You may not be tried twice for the same crime (double jeopardy)
You don’t have to testify against yourself in court. (Self-incrimination)

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6TH AMENDMENT

The 6th Amendment guarantees a speedy trial (you can’t be kept

6TH AMENDMENT The 6th Amendment guarantees a speedy trial (you can’t be
in jail for over a year without a trial)
an impartial jury (doesn’t already think you are guilty)
that the accused can confront witnesses against them
the accused must be allowed to have a lawyer

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7TH AMENDMENT

The 7th Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy civil trial.
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7TH AMENDMENT The 7th Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy civil
civil trial differs from a criminal trial. A civil trial is when someone sues someone else. A criminal trial is when the state tries to convict someone of a crime.

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8TH AMENDMENT

The 8th Amendment guarantees that punishments will be fair and not

8TH AMENDMENT The 8th Amendment guarantees that punishments will be fair and
cruel, and that extraordinarily large fines will not be set.

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9TH AMENDMENT
All rights not stated in the Constitution and not forbidden by

9TH AMENDMENT All rights not stated in the Constitution and not forbidden
the Constitution belong to the people.
This means that the states can do what they want if the Constitution does not forbid it.
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