What is the Bill of Rights?
As briefly mentioned earlier, the Bill of Rights are the first 10 out of Amendments to the Constitution.
They go as follows:
They go as follows:
- 1st Amendment: Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the right to assemble, and the right to protest
- 2nd Amendment: Ensures the right to bear arms
- 3rd Amendment: Prevents soldiers from forcing you to house them
- 4th Amendment: Freedom from unreasonable and unlawful searches
- 5th Amendment: All citizens are guaranteed due process and freedom from self-incrimination
- 6th Amendment: Guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial
- 7th Amendment: Preserves the right to a jury trial in civil cases
- 8th Amendment: Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment.
- 9th Amendment: No one’s Constitutional rights should infringe on other's rights.
- 10th Amendment: Reserves powers of the states and the people.