THE BILL OF RIGHTSThe First Ten Amendments

FIRST AMENDMENT

• Guarantees freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.

SECOND AMENDMENT

• Gives the right to bear arms.

THIRD AMENDMENT

• No quartering of soldiers in private homes.

FOURTH AMENDMENT

• Bans illegal search and seizure.

FIFTH AMENDMENT

• Ensures legal protections and prohibits double jeopardy and forced testimony against oneself.

SIXTH AMENDMENT

• Gives rights to a lawyer, speedy trial, and a jury in criminal cases.

SEVENTH AMENDMENT

• Gives rights to a jury trial in civil cases (lawsuits)

EIGHTH AMENDMENT

• Outlaws cruel and unusual punishments and excessive fines (bail)

NINTH AMENDMENT

• Protects rights not listed in other amendments.

TENTH AMENDMENT

• Grants powers not in the Constitution to the states.