1. The Constitution:
The Bill of Rights

2. 1st Amendment
Freedom of speech, religion, petition, the press, and assembly

3. 2nd Amendment
The right to bear arms

4. 3rd Amendment
No soldiers quartered in peoples’ homes

5. 4th Amendment
Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures

6. 5th Amendment
Right to due process, protection against self-incrimination, no double jeopardy, indictment by grand jury, and eminent domain

7. 6th Amendment
Right to a speedy trial, right to counsel, informed of the accusation (charges), right to confront accusers, and subpoena witness on your behalf

8. 7th Amendment
Right to jury trial in civil matters that exceed $20 (so in this day and age- all civil cases)

9. 8th Amendment
No excessive bail or fines/ no cruel or unusual punishment

10. 9th Amendment
Individual Rights: Rights kept by the people- Protects rights not enumerated in the Constitution

11. 10th Amendment
States’ rights:  the federal government possesses only those powers delegated to it by the states or the people through the Constitution