Amendments

A detailed Summary of Amendments

Amendment 2: The second amendment gave the people the right to own an

"arm" for protection of themselves and their country.

Amendment 3 : The third amendment says that soldiers are not allowed to stay at

a citizen's residents without the owner's consent.

Amendment 4 : The fourth amendment says that no searches will be made of

citizen's possessions or personal effects without legal consent or without probable

Amendment 5 : The fifth amendment says that anyone being charged of a crime

does not have to incriminate his/herself through questioning. It also says that a

defendant may not be charged twice for the same offense twice.

Amendment 6 : The sixth amendment gives a defendant of a crime the right to a

speedy trial ruled by an impartial jury in which the defendant must be forewarned

of the charges brought against him and have the option of defense counsel.

Amendment 7 : In a case of common law where the controversy in question is

worth more than twenty dollars the right to a trial by jury is reserved.

Amendment 8 : The eighth amendment says that excessive bail shall not be set

for a lesser crime. It also states that cruel and/or unusual punishment will not be

ment 9 : The ninth amendment says that rights described in the

Amendment 14 : The fourteenth amendment says that no citizen of the United

the fact that people will get what they want by any means and it is better for those

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