Bill of Rights Review

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Religion

Freedom from Search and Seizure

Freedom to Petition the Government

"A Bill of Rights may be summed up in a few words. What do they tell us?- That our rights are reserved."

"But when we come to punishments, no latitude ought to be left, nor dependence put on the virtue of representatives."

"They may, unless the general government be restrained by a bill of rights or some similar restriction, go into your cellars and rooms, and search, ransack, and measure everything you eat, drink and wear. They ought to be restrained within proper bounds."

"A bill of rights may be summed up in a few words. What do they tell us?- That our rights are reserved."

"But when we come to punishments, no latitude ought to be left, nor dependence put on the virtue of representatives."

"They may, unless the general government be restrained by a bill of rights or some similar restriction, go into your cellars and rooms, and search, ransack, and measure everything you eat, drink, and wear. They ought to be restrained within proper bounds."

"A bill of rights may be summed up in a few words. What do they tell us?- That our rights are reserved."

"But when we come to punishments, no latitude ought to be left, nor dependence put on the virtue of representatives."

"They may, unless the general government be restrained by a bill of rights or some similar restriction, go into your cellars and rooms, and search, ransack, and measure everything you eat, drink, and wear. They ought to be restrained within proper bounds."

It establishes the right to bear arms.

It establishes the right to freedom of religion.

It establishes protection against self-incrimination.

It establishes protection against prosecution in other countries.

The protection of individual rights.

The establishment of a standing army.

The outlawing of mandatory military service.

The strengthening of state and local governments.

...expanding the role of citizens in government.

...formalizing the federal system of government.

...defining the separation of powers in government.

...placing limits on the power of the federal government.

It ensured that only state governments would be able to grant rights to citizens.

It ensured that guaranteeing some rights would not lead to other rights being violated.

It ensured that the federal government would have more power than state governments.

It ensured that a proper balance of power among the theree branches of government would be established.

Powers of taxation.

Rights of the accused.

Protection of property.

Protection from torture.

"In the bill of rights of States it is declared that a well regulated militia is the proper and natural defense of a free government."

"There is the same reason, therefore that exercise of power... should be restrained within proper limits, as in that of the State government."

"What security is there, that a man shall be furnished with a full and plain description of the charges against him? That he shall be allowed to produce all proof he can in his favor."

"No one is secure of a trial in the country where he is charged to have committed a crime; he may be brought from Niagara to New York, or carried from Kentucky to Richmond for trial for an offense supposed to be committed."

"There is the same reason, therefore, that the exercise of power...should be restrained within proper limits, as in that of the State government."

"In the bill of rights of States it is declared that a well regulated militia is the proper and natural defense of a free government."

A citizen's house is searched without a warrant.

An individual is put on trial twice for the same crime.

A person is forced to testify against himself or herself in court.

A reporter is arrested for writing an article that criticizes the government.