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Establish a state religion or prefer certain religion (the "Establishment Clause");
Prohibit the free exercise of religion (the "Free Exercise Clause");
Infringe the freedom of speech;
Infringe the freedom of the press;
Limit the right to assemble |
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Definition
| Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. |
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| Protects the right to bear arms. |
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| 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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| Prevents the quartering of soldiers in homes without the owner's consent in time of peace. |
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| 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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| Guards against unreasonable searches, arrests, and seizures of property. |
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| 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 persons or things to be seized. |
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Forbids trial for major crime except after indictment by a grand jury Prohibits repeated trials for same offense after acquittal,Forbids punishment without due process of law
Provides that an accused person may not be compelled to testify against himself |
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Forbids trial for a major crime except after indictment by a grand jury
Prohibits repeated trials for the same offense after an acquittal (except in certain very limited circumstances)
Forbids punishment without due process of law
Provides that an accused person may not be compelled to testify against himself. |
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| a speedy public trial for criminal offenses. It requires trial by a jury (of peers), guarantees the right to legal counsel for the accused, and guarantees that the accused may require witnesses to attend the trial and testify in presence of the accused. |
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Definition
| 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 offence 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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| preserves right to be tried by jury in civil cases |
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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 otherwise reexamined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law. |
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| forbids excessive bail or fines, and cruel and unusual punishment. |
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| Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. |
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| declares that the listing of individual rights is not meant to be comprehensive; that the people have other rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution. |
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| 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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| provides that powers the Constitution does not delegate to the United States and does not prohibit the states from having are "reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." |
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| 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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