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| Freedom of religion, free speech (even hateful), peaceable assembly, expression of ideas, free press + the right to sue the government when these rights are violated |
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| Right to bear arms and to a state militia |
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| US soldiers cannot seize private homes during peace times |
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| Right to be secure in one's home, person (body), papers and effects, from unreasonable searches and seizures by police, committed without warrants and only based on probable cause |
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| Right to grand jury and indictment before tried in court for an infamous or capital (death penalty) crime |
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| Right not to be tried for the same crime twice (Double Jeopardy) |
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| Right to Due Process of Law before a person deprived of life or liberty |
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| No person can testify against himself in a criminal trial (right against self discrimination) |
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| Right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury in a state where crime was committed |
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| The rights of the accused to be told the nature of his crime, to confront witnesses against him, to have legal representation |
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| Right to a trial in a civil court exceeding $20, and to a jury in a money case |
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| Right against excessive bail, and against cruel and unusual punishment |
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| Ninth Amendment - a catch all amendment |
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| If the certain rights weren't mentioned, it doesn't mean that they don't exist and are not protected |
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| Tenth Amendment - The States rights amendment |
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| Powers not delegated to the federal government, and nor prohibited by the Constitution are reserved to the states or to the people |
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| The Bill of Rights applies equally to the state governments and to the federal government. |
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| Fourteenth Amendment: exceptions |
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The state cannot violate the first 10 amendments with 3 minor exceptions:
2nd amendment is not applicable to the individual states
5th amendment clause regarding a right to a grand jury (it's often substituted by a preliminary hearing)
7th amendment's guarantee of a jury trial in a civil (money) case |
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