1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Bill of Rights Freedom of: -Speech -Press -Assembly -Religion -Petition Right to bear arms We can’t be forced to house soldiers -Protects us from unreason-able searches -Protects us from the police searching our homes or taking our property without a warrant Protects us from: -Being held unless we are formally accused (indicted) -Self-incrimina-tion -Double Jeopardy Gives the accused the right to: -a speedy trial -a lawyer -an impartial jury -confront their accusers Right to a speedy civil trial Protects us from: -Cruel or unusual punish-ment -Excessive fines All rights not mentioned in Constitu-tion belong to the people All powers not mention-ed in the Constitu-tion belong to the states

Definitions

The right to a trial before a panel of unbiased citizens/people who will review the facts of a case and provide a decision do not have to testify during your trial or be a witness against yourself -right to face and question witnesses who testify against a defendant -An assurance that the law and legal procedures are fair

-An assurance that the law and legal procedures are fair -Cannot be put on trial for the same crime twice -Cannot charge an excessive amount of money (in proportion to the crime) to release a suspect from jail while awaiting trial (on the understanding that he or she will return to stand trial -The right to a trial that is carried out within a reasonable time frame and in the public eye

-Right to an attorney/lawyer -A penalty for a crime that is extremely excessive in relation to the crime, shocking to ordinary sensibilities, or equivalent to torture -The right to know what laws one has violated and the crimes with which one has been charged - Right to be secure from unlawful searches and arrests; reasonable expectation of privacy