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BILL OF RIGHTS
Amendment
I fn2 [ Annotations
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Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of
the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress
of grievances.
Amendment II
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A well regulated Militia, being
necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and
bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Amendment III
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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
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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.
Amendment V
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No person shall be held to answer
for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or
indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval
forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public
danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in
jeopardy of life or limb; 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; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without
just compensation.
Amendment VI
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In all criminal prosecutions, the
accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial
jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed,
which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be
informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the
witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in
his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.
Amendment VII
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In Suits at common law, where the
value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury
shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined
in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common
law.
Amendment VIII
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Excessive bail shall not be
required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments
inflicted.
Amendment IX
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The enumeration in the
Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage
others retained by the people.
Amendment X
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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.
Amendment
XIII. fn5 [ Annotations
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Section 1. Neither slavery nor
involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall
have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place
subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2. Congress shall have
power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Amendment XIV.
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Section. 1. All persons born or
naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are
citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State
shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities
of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of
life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person
within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Amendment
XV. fn7 [ Annotations
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Section. 1. The right of citizens
of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United
States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of
servitude.
Section. 2. The Congress shall have
power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Amendment
XIX fn11 [ Annotations
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The right of citizens of the United
States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any
State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by
appropriate legislation.
Amendment
XXIV fn16 [ Annotations
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Section. 1. The right of citizens
of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or
Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or
Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United
States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.
Section. 2. The Congress shall have
power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Amendment
XXVI fn18 [ Annotations
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Section. 1. The right of citizens
of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not
be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.
Section. 2. The Congress shall have
power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.