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| The first ten amendments to the Constitution. |
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| 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. |
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| First two clauses of the first amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof |
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| First clause of the first amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion |
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| Second clause of the first amendment: Congress shall make no law...prohibiting the free exercise [of religion]. |
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| Third clause of the First Amendment |
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Freedom of Speech
Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech. |
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| Fourth clause of the First Amendment |
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Freedom of the Press
Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom...of the press. |
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| Fifth clause of the First Amendment |
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Right to Assemble
Congress shall make no law...abridging...the right of the people peaceably to assemble. |
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| Sixth clause of the First Amendment |
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Redress of Grievences
Congress shall make no law...abridging...the right of the people...to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. |
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Right to Bear Arms.
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. |
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Quarters for Soldiers
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. |
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Unreasonable Searches or Seizures
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. |
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| 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. |
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| Fifth Amendment - Clause 1 |
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Grand Jury
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. |
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| Fifth Amendment - Clause 2 |
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Double Jeopardy
[No] person [shall] be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb. |
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| Fifth Amendment - Clause 3 |
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Self Incrimination ("I plead the fifth").
...nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself... |
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| Fifth Amendment - Clause 4 |
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Due Process
nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law. |
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| Fifth Amendment - Clause 5 |
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Eminent Domain
Nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. |
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| Sixth, Seventh and Eight Amendments |
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| Amendments that regulate the justice system. |
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Speedy Trial - criminal
Guarantees a speedy public trial for criminal offenses. |
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Trial by Jury
Requires trial by a jury (of peers). |
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Legal Counsel
Guarantees the right to legal counsel for the accused. |
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Witnesses
Guarantees that the accused may require witnesses to attend the trial and testify in the presence of the accused. |
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| Guarantees the accused a right to know the charges against him. |
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| Assures trial by jury in civil cases involving anything valued at more than $20 United States dollars at the time, which is currently worth $300, when accounting for inflation. |
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| Forbids excessive bail or fines. |
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| Forbids and cruel and unusual punishment. |
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Unenumerated Rights (ex: Right of Privacy) -
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. |
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Reserved to the States or to the People -
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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| Was the Bill of Rights ratified simultaneously? |
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| Clarifies judicial power over foreign nationals, and limits ability of citizens to sue states in federal courts and under federal law. |
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| Changes the method of presidential elections so that members of the electoral college cast separate ballots for president and vice president. |
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| Abolishes slavery and grants Congress power to enforce abolition. |
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| 14th Amendment - Section 1 |
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| All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. |
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| 14th Amendment - Section 1 |
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| No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. |
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| Compromise between Southern and Northern states reached during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention in which only three-fifths of the population of slaves would be counted for enumeration purposes regarding both the distribution of taxes and the apportionment of the members of the United States House of Representatives and the U.S. Electoral College (through a census). . |
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| Amendment that repeals the Three-Fifths Compromise. |
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| 14th Amendment - Section 3 |
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| No person who has engaged in insurrection or rebellion against a state or the country (or gave aid or comfort to state or country enemies) can hold public office. |
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| By a vote of two-thirds of each house. |
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| How can a person, ineligible to hold public office under the 14th Amendment, become eligible again under the 14th Amendment. |
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