2. Klan protests civil rights
legislation.
Everyone’s speech is protected
as long as it doesn’t incite
violence.
3. A well regulated
militia, being
necessary to the
security of a free
state, the right
of people to keep
and bear arms,
shall not be
infringed.
4. 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.
5. • No unreasonable
searches and seizures
or warrants without
probable cause
• Warrant must be
supported by oath
and particularly
describe the persons
or things to be
seized
6. • Must be indicted by grand
jury before trial except in
military
• No double jeopardy
• “Plead the 5th
” – don’t have
to testify in own case
• Can’t be deprived of life,
liberty or property
without due process
• Private property cannot
be taken for public use
without compensation
7. • In criminal prosecutions,
right to speedy and
public trial by an
impartial jury from the
place the crime was
committed
• Accused must be
informed of nature and
cause of accusation and
may confront all
witnesses
• Right to assistance of
counsel for defense
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8. • Civil cases in excess
of $20 also have
right to jury trial
• No fact tried by a
jury may be
reexamined but by
the common law
(court decisions
become law – this is
why lawyers cite
previous cases)
9. • Excessive bail
shall not be
required, nor
excessive fines
imposed,
• nor cruel and
unusual
punishments
inflicted.
10. • The enumeration in
the Constitution, of
certain rights, shall
not be construed to
deny or disparage
others retained by
the people.
• (The Constitution is
not a complete list –
the people may have
other rights not
enumerated here.)
Former Pentagon employee
Linda Tripp was prosecuted
for secretly recording
conversations with Monica
Lewinsky. A right to privacy
is not specifically mentioned
in the Constitution, but has
been protected by the
Courts. (see Amendments IV and V)
11. The 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.
