Bill of Rights Flashcards
1st
Free speech (Includes religion and assembly and petitioning the government.)
2nd
Rights to keep and bear arms
3rd
Prevents quartering of soldiers in private homes
4th
Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause as determined by a neutral judge
5th
Rules of indictment: self-incrimination, double jeopardy
6th
Rights to a fair and speedy trial
7th
Rights to a trial by jury
8th
Prohibits excessive fines, bail, and cruel and unusual punishment
9th
Protects rights not enumerated in the Constitution
10th
Limits the powers of the federal government to those delegated to it by the Constitution.
Introduction
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.