Bill of Rights

First Amendment

• the right to a civil trial by jury

• protects people from having the military stay in their homes

• freedom of religion, speech, press, gathering together

• just because it is written in the Constitution does not mean you don't have the right

Second Amendment

• Right to keep and carry weapons

• Freedom of religion, speech, press, gathering together

• Protects people from being searched and having things taken from them

• Protects people from having the military stay in their homes

Third Amendment

• Protects people from having the military stay in their homes

• Right to keep and carry weapons

•  Freedom of religion, speech, press, gathering together

• Protects people from being searched and having things taken from them

Fourth Amendment

• Freedom of religion, speech, press, gathering together

• Protects people from being searched and having things taken from them

•  Protects people from having the military stay in their homes

•  Right to keep and carry weapons

Fifth Amendment

• E. Gives citizens the right to the due process of law.  ex. You have the right to remain silent

• Just because it is not written in the Constitution does not mean you don’t have that right

• Gives people the right to a speedy  trial by a jury

• The right to a civil trial by a jury (civil=not a crime)

Sixth Amendment

• E. Gives citizens the right to the due process of law.  ex. You have the right to remain silent

• Just because it is not written in the Constitution does not mean you don’t have that right

• Gives people the right to a speedy  trial by a jury

• The right to a civil trial by a jury (civil=not a crime)

Seventh Amendment

• E. Gives citizens the right to the due process of law.  ex. You have the right to remain silent

• Just because it is not written in the Constitution does not mean you don’t have that right

• Gives people the right to a speedy  trial by a jury

• The right to a civil trial by a jury (civil=not a crime)

Eighth Amendment

• E. Gives citizens the right to the due process of law.  ex. You have the right to remain silent

• Just because it is not written in the Constitution does not mean you don’t have that right

• Protects people from excessive bail or cruel and unusual punishment.

• The right to a civil trial by a jury (civil=not a crime)

Ninth Amendment

• Protects people from excessive bail or cruel and unusual punishment.

• Any power not given to the government is given to the states or the people

•  Just because it is not written in the Constitution does not mean you don’t have that right

•  Gives people the right to a speedy  trial by a jury

Tenth Amendment

•  Gives people the right to a speedy  trial by a jury

•  Protects people from excessive bail or cruel and unusual punishment.

•  Just because it is not written in the Constitution does not mean you don’t have that right

• Any power not given to the government is given to the states or the people