The Right to Bear Arms.

This means Americans have the right to own weapons.

Quartering Troops in Homes

This means: No soldier should be forced to live in any house without consent of the owner.  

In other words: Home owners will not be forced to have a soldier live in their home.  

Searches and Seizures

People are protected against "unreasonable searches and seizures" of themselves and their belongings.  Before arresting a person or searching a home, the police must get an "arrest warrant" or a "search warrant" from a judge who believes there is good reason for this search or seizure (seizure means the "taking" of something or someone.)

Legal Rights

This is the longest amendment in the Bill of Rights.  

1.  A person accused of a crime has a right to a grand jury hearing to decide if a trial is needed and justified.

2.  A person is protected against "double jeapordy," meaning you cannot be tried twice for the same crime if you are found "not guilty" the first time.

3. Protection against self-incrimination.  Police cannot force people to say things that could be used against them in a trial.  We have "Miranda Rights" during an arrest, and you can "take the fifth" in a trial.

4.  A person cannot be "deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law".  You are innocent until proven guilty, and the government must prove its case "beyond a resonable doubt".

5.  The government cannot take your property without "just compensation," or paying a fair price.

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Criminal Trial Rights

Every accused person has a right to a "speedy and public trial, with an impartial jury." 

Civil Trial Rights

People involved in a civil case have a right to a jury trial.  Civil cases involve disputes between people or businesses. They usually involve money, property, or family matters such as divorce.

Bail and Punishments

The amount of bail must be fair and suitable to the crime.

The defendant has a right to know all the facts of his case.

Rights retained by the people.

Not all of the rights of the people are listed in the Bill of Rights.  The ninth amendment says that those not listed are still rights, and cannot be taken away, such as the right to privacy.

Powers Reserved to the States

Powers not given to the national government are reserved to the states.  However, when there is a conflict between a state law and a national law, the national law is superior.