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What rights does the First Amendment guarantee?
What does the Second Amendment protect?
The right to keep and bear arms.
What does the Third Amendment guard against?
Forced quartering of troops.
What does the Fourth Amendment protect against?
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Study Notes
First Amendment
- Guarantees freedoms including religion, speech, and press.
- Protects the right to assemble peacefully and petition the government for grievances.
Second Amendment
- Protects individuals' rights to keep and bear arms.
Third Amendment
- Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers in private homes during peacetime.
Fourth Amendment
- Protects citizens against unreasonable searches and seizures.
- Requires search warrants to be issued based on probable cause.
Fifth Amendment
- Ensures the right to a trial by jury.
- Guarantees "due process of law."
- Prohibits double jeopardy and self-incrimination.
Sixth Amendment
- Outlines rights of the accused in criminal prosecutions.
- Guarantees a "speedy and public" trial, the right to be informed of charges, and the right to call witnesses.
- Ensures the right to an attorney for defense.
Seventh Amendment
- Establishes the rules for common law and the right to a jury trial in civil cases.
Eighth Amendment
- Protects against cruel and unusual punishments, as well as excessive bail and fines.
Ninth Amendment
- Affirms that individuals have rights beyond those explicitly listed in the Constitution.
- Prevents infringement on unenumerated rights.
Tenth Amendment
- Limits federal government power by reserving ungranted powers for the states or the people.
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