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The Declaration of Amendment V

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise


Indepdendence1 infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a
grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of
created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the
certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor
Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness
rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property,
their just powers from the consent of the governed, That without due process of law; nor shall private property be
taken for public use, without just compensation.
whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of
these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish Amendment VI
it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right
on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as
to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state
to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and
and district wherein the crime shall have been committed,
Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments which district shall have been previously ascertained by law,
long established should not be changed for light and and to be informed of the nature and cause of the
transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him;
that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his
sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.
to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of
abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object Amendment VII
evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall
is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be
and to provide new Guards for their future security. preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise
reexamined in any court of the United States, than
according to the rules of the common law.

Bill of Rights Amendment VIII


Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines
Amendment I imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of
religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging
Amendment IX
the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall
people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the
government for a redress of grievances. people.

Amendment II Amendment X
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a The powers not delegated to the United States by the
free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved
shall not be infringed. to the states respectively, or to the people.

Amendment III
No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house,
without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in
a manner to be prescribed by law.

Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses,
papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and
seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue,
but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation,
and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the
persons or things to be seized.
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