Bill of Rights Review

Congress can't stop people from having and carrying weapons.

• Fifth Amendment

• First Amendment

• Second Amendment

• Tenth Amendment

The government can't make you pay more than is reasonable in bail or in fines, and the government can't inflict cruel or unusual punishments (like torture) even if you are convicted of a crime.

• Eighth Amendment

• Fourth Amendment

• Third Amendment

• First Amendment

If you are arrested and charged with a crime:

• You have the right to a lawyer to help you. If you cannot afford to pay the lawyer, the government will.

• Second Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

• Ninth Amendment

• Sixth Amendment

• You  cannot be forced to admit you are guilty of a crime and if you choose not to, you don't have to say anything at your trial at all.

• Tenth Amendment

• Seventh Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

• First Amendment

Anything that the Constitution doesn't say that Congress can do, is left up to the states and  to the people.

• Tenth Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

• Ninth Amendment

• Second Amendment

Congress can't make any law that:

• Favors one religion over another religion, or no religion at all, or opposes any religion;

• Stops you from practicing your religion as you see fit;

• Second Amendment

• First Amendment

• Third Amendment

• Seventh Amendment

Just because these rights are listed in the Constitution doesn't mean that you don't have other rights too.

• Eighth Amendment

• First Amendment

• Ninth Amendment

• Sixth Amendment

You also have the right to a jury when it is a civil case (a law case between two people rather than between you and the government).

• First Amendment

• Tenth Amendment

• Second Amendment

• Seventh Amendment

You don't have to let soldiers live in your house, except if there is a war, and even then Congress needs to pass a law and set the rules.

• Fifth Amendment

• Third Amendment

• First Amendment

• Eighth Amendment

Nobody can search your body, or your house, or your papers and things, unless they can prove to a judge that they have a good reason for the search.

• Fourth Amendment

• Second Amendment

• First Amendment

• Ninth Amendment