bill of rights

The Bill of Rights includes the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

• Amendment I – Freedom of religion, speech, the press, assembly, to petition the government
• Amendment II – Right to bear arms
• Amendment III – Quartering of troops
• Amendment IV – Right to privacy, protection from illegal search and seizures
• Amendment V – Due process, rights against self-incrimination, double-jeopardy
• Amendment VI – Rights of criminal defendants
• Amendment VII – Rights in civil cases
• Amendment VIII – Excessive, cruel and unusual punishments
• Amendment IX – non-enumerated rights
• Amendment X – powers not enumerated to the Federal Government are reserved to the states or the people