Bill of rights

THE BILL OF

RIGHTS

• A bill of rights – a listing of the rights and liberties of people

• The Bill of Rights – the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, listing the rights and liberties of the people

INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS

COMMUNITY RIGHTS

AMENDMENT 1

Religious and Political Freedom

AMENDMENT 1

Congress shall make no law

AMENDMENT 1

… respecting an establishment of religion

AMENDMENT 1or prohibiting the free

exercise thereof

AMENDMENT 1No law … abridging

the freedom

of speech

AMENDMENT 1

or of the press

AMENDMENT 1or the right of

the people peaceably

to assemble

AMENDMENT 1and to petition the Government for a

redress of grievances.

AMENDMENT 1

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

AMENDMENT 2

Right to Bear Arms

AMENDMENT 2A well

regulated militia, being necessary to

the security of a free State,

AMENDMENT 2the right of the people

to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

AMENDMENT 3

Quartering Troops

AMENDMENT 3

No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house

AMENDMENT 4

Search and Seizure

AMENDMENT 4The right of the people to

be secure in their persons, houses,

papers, and effects, against unreasonable

searches and seizures, shall not be violated

No Warrants shall issue, but upon probable

cause

AMENDMENT 4

No unreasonable searches and

seizures

AMENDMENT 4

Warrants must be

based on probable

cause

AMENDMENT 4

Right to Privacy

AMENDMENT 5

Rights of Accused Persons

AMENDMENT 5Grand Jury

nor shall any person be subject for the same

offence to be twice put in jeopardy

nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself nor be deprived of life,

liberty, or property, without due process of law

AMENDMENT 5No Double JeopardyNo self incrimination

(the right to remain silent)

Due process of law (the government must follow the

rules in your trial)

AMENDMENT 6

Right to a Speedy,

Public Trial

AMENDMENT 6the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and

public trial, by an impartial jury

to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation

AMENDMENT 6Speedy and public trial, by an impartial

jury

Must be told of the charges

AMENDMENT 6to be confronted with the witnesses against him

to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor

to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense

AMENDMENT 6Cross examine witnesses, and get

witnesses in your favor

Right to an attorney or lawyer

AMENDMENT 7

Trial by Jury in Civil Cases

AMENDMENT 7In suits at common

law, where the value in

controversy shall exceed twenty

dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved

AMENDMENT 8

Limits of Fines and

Punishments

AMENDMENT 8Excessive bail shall not be required, nor

excessive fines imposed

AMENDMENT 8nor cruel and

unusual punishments

inflicted

AMENDMENT 9

Rights of People

AMENDMENT 9The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to

deny or disparage others retained by the people.

AMENDMENT 9The people have more rights

than those listed

AMENDMENT 10

Powers of States and

People

AMENDMENT 10The powers not delegated to the United States by

the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to

the States, are reserved to the

States respectively, or to the people.

AMENDMENT 10

Reserved powers

AMENDMENT 14In part, it made the

Bill of Rights apply to all 50 states

INCORPORATION

THE AMENDMENT PROCESS

PROPOSED by 2/3 VOTE in

both Houses of Congress

PROPOSED by 2/3 VOTE in

both Houses of Congress

PROPOSED by a

national convention

PROPOSED by a

national convention

RATIFIED by 3/4 of the

State legislatures

RATIFIED by 3/4 of the

State legislatures

RATIFIED by 3/4 of

State conventions

RATIFIED by 3/4 of

State conventions

THE AMENDMENT PROCESS

PROPOSED NATIONALLY

RATIFIED LOCALLY