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TheU.S.BillOfRights
(ratifiedDecember15,1791)

AmendmentI

Congressshallmakenolawrespectinganestablishmentofreligion,orprohibitingthefree
exercisethereof:orabridgingthefreedomofspeech,orofthepress:ortherightofthepeople
peaceablytoassemble,andtopetitiontheGovernmentforaredressofgrievances.

AmendmentII

AwellregulatedMilitia,beingnecessarytothesecurityofafreeState,therightofthepeopleto
keepandbearArms,shallnotbeinfringed.

AmendmentIII

NoSoldiershall,intimeofpeacebequarteredianyhouse,withouttheconsentoftheOwner,
norintimeofwar,butinamannertobeprescribedbylaw.

AmendmentIV

Therightofthepeopletobesecureintheirpersons,houses,papers,andeffects,against
unreasonablesearchesandseizures,shallnotbeviolated,andnoWarrantsshallissue,but
uponprobablecause,supportedbyOathoraffirmation,andparticularlydescribingtheplaceto
besearched,andthepersonsorthingstobeseized.

AmendmentV

Nopersonshouldbeheldtoanswerforacapital,orotherwiseinfamouscrime,unlessona
presentmentorindictmentofaFrand
Jury,exceptincasesarisinginthelandornavalforces,orintheMilitia,wheninactualservice
intimeofWarorpublic
danger:norshallanypersonbesubjectforthesameoffencetobedeprivedoflife,liberty,or
property,withoutdueprocessoflaw:norshallprivatepropertybetakenforpublicuse,without
justcompensation.

AmendmentVI

Inallcriminalprosecutions,theaccusedshallenjoytherighttoaspeedyandpublictrial,byan
impartialjuryoftheStateand
districtwhereinthecrimeshallhavebeencommitted.whichdistrictshallhavebeenpreviously
ascertainedbylaw,andtobe
processforobtainingwitnessesinhisfavor,andtohavetheAssistanceofCounselforhis
defence[sic]

AmendmentVII

Insuitsatcommonlaw,wherethevalueincontroversyshallexceedtwentydollars,therightof
trialbyjuryshallbepreserved,andnofacttriedbyajury,shallbeotherwisereexaminedinany
CourtoftheUnitedStates,thanaccordingtotherulesofthecommonlaw.

AmendmentVIII

Excessivebailshallberequired,norexcessivefinesimposed,norcruelandunusual
punishmentsinflicted.

AmendmentIX

TheenumerationintheConstitutionofcertainrights,shallnotbeconstruedtodenyor
disparageothersretainedbythepeople.

AmendmentX

ThepowersnotdelegatedtotheUnitedStatesbytheConstitution,norprohibitedbyittothe
States,arereservedtotheStatesrespectively,ortothepeople.