The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. It guarantees individual liberties and limit government power.
First Amendment
Guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition.
Second Amendment
Protects the right to keep and bear arms.
Third Amendment
Prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner’s consent.
Fourth Amendment
Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures; warrants must be judicially sanctioned and supported by probable cause.
Fifth Amendment
Ensures the right to due process, protects against self-incrimination and double jeopardy.
Sixth Amendment
Guarantees the right to a fair and speedy public trial by an impartial jury, and the right to counsel.
Seventh Amendment
Provides for the right to trial by
jury in civil cases.
Eighth Amendment
Prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment.
Ninth Amendment
Affirms that the enumeration of certain rights in the Constitution does not deny or disparage other rights retained by the people.
Tenth Amendment
States that powers not delegated to the federal government nor prohibited to the states are reserved to the states or the people.
