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Assembly | People have the right to meet together as a group. |
Press | Citizens can get information and hear different opinions. |
Speech | You say anything you like or express yourself any way that you please. |
Petition | Citizens may ask government to change a law. |
Establishment Clause | Government can not sponsor religion in anyway. |
Free Exercise | You are free to believe and practice whatever religion you want. |
Jury | Anyone accused of a crime has the 6th amendment right to an impartial or unbiased jury to decide your case. |
Lawyer | Anyone accused of a crime has the 6th amendment right to represented by a lawyer even if they can't afford. |
Speedy and Public | Anyone accused of a crime has the 6th amendment right to have their trial open to the public and in held in a timely manner. |
Eminent Domain | According to the 5th amendment the government can take your property for public use, but they have to pay you its value. |
Gun ownership | The 2nd amendment guarantees the right to own a gun for protection. |
3rd Amendment | Soldiers can not stay in your home without your permission. |
4th Amendment | The police can not search your home and seize anything without a warrant. |
Double Jeopardy | This 5th amendment right states that no one can be put on trial twice for a crime they have already been found not guilty. |
Right to Remain Silent | No one accused of a crime can be forced to be a witness against themselves or say anything during an arrest. |
7th Amendment | Provides the right to a jury during a civil trial of more than $20. |
8th Amendment | Protects against cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail. |
9th Amendment | A citizen's rights are not limited to the ones listed in the Constitution. |
10th Amendment | Powers not given to the federal government in the Constitution are reserved to the states. |
14th Amendment | No state can deny citizens their civil liberties. |