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What are the first 10 amendments in the Consitution? Make a list of the 10 amendments and what each

mendment entitles.

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1st amendment - guarantees freedom of expression by prohibiting Congress from restricting the press or the rights of individuals to speak freely
2nd amendment - the ability to rebel against a tyrannical government. It also gives citizens the right to protect themselves, without restrictions from the government.
3rd amendment - forbids the forcible housing of military personnel in a citizen's home during peacetime and requires the process to be “prescribed by law” in times of war.
4th amendment - protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government
5th amendment - creates a number of rights relevant to both criminal and civil legal proceedings
6th amendment - guarantees the rights of criminal defendants, including the right to a public trial without unnecessary delay, the right to a lawyer, the right to an impartial jury, and the right to know who your accusers are and the nature of the charges and evidence against you.
7th amendment - ensures that citizens' civil cases can be heard and decided upon by a jury of their peers
8th amendment - prohibits the federal government from imposing unduly harsh penalties on criminal defendants, either as the price for obtaining pretrial release or as punishment for crime after conviction. There shall be no cruel and unusual punishment.
9th amendment - rebutted the possible presumption that enumeration of some rights precluded the recognition of others
10th amendment - allows the powers not specifically given to the federal government to be given to the states and people of the states

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