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Amendments 1-10 & 14
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Post-Graduate
02/04/2009

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Define the purpose and effect of the following sections of the bill of rights.

First Amendment:-

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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise thereof or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press or right of the people peaceably and to petition the government for redress of grievences.
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define second admendment:-
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A regulated militia, being necessary to the security of  a free state, the right to bear arms
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define third amendment:-
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No soilder shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war.
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define the 4th amendment:-
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the right of the people to be secure in their persons houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures
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define fifth amendment:-
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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
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define 6th amendment:-
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in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy trial, public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed.
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define 7th amendment:-
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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 preserved and no fact tried by a jury, or otherwise reexamined.
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8th amendment:-
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excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
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9th amendment:-
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the enumeration in the constitution or certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by people.
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10th amendment:-
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the powers delegated to the united states by the constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respecively or to the people.
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14th amendment:-
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all persons born or naturalized in the united states and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the united states and of the state wherein they reside.
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