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The First Ten Amendments, Ratified on December 15,
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AMENDMENT 1 |
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment
of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or
abridging the freedom of speech, or the press, or
the right of the people
to peaceably assemble, and to petition the government
for a redress of grievances. |
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AMENDMENT 2 |
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free
state, the right of
the people to keep and
bear arms shall not be infringed. |
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AMENDMENT 3 |
No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without
the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed
by law. |
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AMENDMENT 4 |
The right of the people
to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and
effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be
violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported
by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be
searched, and the person or things to be seized. |
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AMENDMENT 5 |
No person shall be held to answer for a
capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless
on a presentment or indictment of a grand
jury, except in cases arising in the land or
naval forces, or in the militia, when in
actual service in time of war or public
danger; nor shall any person be subject for
the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy
of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in
any criminal case to be a witness against
himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty,
or property, without due process of law; nor
shall private property be taken for public
use, without just compensation. |
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AMENDMENT 6 |
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a
speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district
wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have
been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and
cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him;
to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor. and to
have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense. |
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AMENDMENT 7 |
In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed
twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact
tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United
States, than according to the rules of the common law. |
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AMENDMENT 8 |
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor
cruel and unusual punishment inflicted. |
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AMENDMENT 9 |
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain
rights, shall not be construed to deny or
disparage others retained by the people. |
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AMENDMENT 10 |
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor
prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively,
or to the people.
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