Amendment Description In your own words/real life example

Freedom of Religion, Speech, and Press People can practice their own religion, protest peacefully, and be
1 able to say whatever you want to a certain extent

The Right to Bear Arms People should be able to buy and own a gun in there household to
2 protect themselves

The Housing of Soldiers No soldiers can stay in a house without the consent of the owner.
3

Protection from Unreasonable Search and No person can be searched for unreasonable causes and search
4 Seizures warrants have to have probable cause

Protection of Right to Life, Liberty, and
5 Property
Rights of Accused Persons in Criminal
6 Cases
No person can be tried for the same offense twice, no one has to be
a witness against themselves, private property can’t be taken away
and people’s rights such as life and liberty are protected
Everyone is given the right to have a trial and they have to have an
impartial jury

If the trial exceeds $75,000 then it will not take place in federal
7 Rights in Civil Cases court

Excessive Bail, Fines, and Punishments Punishments for crimes are not cruel, unreasonable, or unusual
8 Forbidden

Other Rights Kept by the People Rights that are not listed cannot be violated just because they are
9 not written down
 Undelegated Powers Kept by the State All the power that the federal government does not have, the
10 and the People people have

No state shall make or enforce any law All laws should be fair and cannot deprive a citizen of their natural
14 which shall abridge the privileges or rights
immunities of citizens, nor shall any state
deprive any person of life, liberty, or
property
The right of citizens of the United States Women should have the same rights as men
19 to vote shall not be denied or abridged by
the United States or by any State on
account of sex