2. First 10 Amendments to the United States
Constitution.
Finalized on December 15, 1791.
First introduced by James Madison.
3. Protect the natural rights of a person’s liberty
and property.
Guarantee a certain amount of freedoms.
Limits the governments power.
4. Congress can’t make laws from keep you
from practicing your choice of religon.
Congress can’t restrict what you want to
write/publish in a book or newspaper.
Congress can’t stop you from holding a
peaceful protest against something.
5. Congress can’t keep people from having
weapons in order to defend themselves.
6. You have the choice to not let soldiers live in
your home, except in a time of war.
7. No one can search you, house, or any of your
property unless the courts have a reason to
think that you have committed a crime.
8. You can’t be tried for any type of serious
crime without a Grand Jury whether or not
there is enough evidence.
If you are found not guilty then you can’t be
tried for the same crime even with a different
jury.
You have to be convicted by a jury in order to
receive any type of punishment.
9. If arrested you have the right to a speedy
trial.
You can’t be kept in jail without being tried
for a crime.
10. You have the right to a jury if you are
involved with a civil case.
◦ A civil case is between two people rather than
between you and the government.
11. The government can’t set an unreasonable
bail or fine amounts.
The government can’t order cruel and
unusual punishment.
12. These rights are listed in the Constitution,
but are not your only rights.
13. Anything that the Constitution doesn’t say
should be left up to the states and people.
