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WGU-Bill of Rights
WGU - Bill of Rights
Amendment Number | Description |
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1st Amendment | Freedom of religion, speech, the press, peaceable assembly, and petition |
2nd Amendment | The right to keep and bear arms |
3rd Amendment | Prohibits quartering (give room and board to) of troops in citizens' homes |
4th Amendment | Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures |
5th Amendment | Rules against taking of life (be executed), liberty (be jailed), or property (be fined) without due process of law (fair legal practices followed by the courts and based upon fair laws). Protection against self incrimination |
6th Amendment | A person accused of a crime has a right to a defense lawyer, speedy and public trial, the right to hear charges, call witnesses, and be present when witnesses speak in court |
7th Amendment | The right to trial by jury. When the value of the object under dispute is more than $20, a jury trial may be asked for. |
8th Amendment | Protection against excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishments |
9th Amendment | The rights enumerated in the Constitution are not a person's only rights |
10th Amendment | Powers not delegated to the U.S. nor prohibited to the states are reserved to the states or to the people |