The First Amendment
This freedom, guaranteed by the First Amendment, allows citizens to practice any religion, or no religion at all.
What is the freedom of religion?
This amendment protects people from "unreasonable searches and seizures" of their person, house, papers, and effects.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
This amendment ensures "the right of the people to keep and bear arms".
What is the Second Amendment?
The Bill of Rights consists of this specific number of amendments.
What is 10?
The Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona established that law enforcement must inform suspects of their Fifth Amendment rights using this specific set of warnings.
What are Miranda Rights?
This part of the First Amendment ensures people can voice their opinions without fear of government censorship.
What is the freedom of speech?
To conduct a legal search or seizure, law enforcement generally needs one of these documents, which must be supported by probable cause.
What is a warrant?
This is the least-cited amendment in the Bill of Rights and prohibits the forced housing of soldiers in private homes during peacetime.
What is the Third Amendment?
The original text of the amendment sets a specific minimum amount of money in controversy for this right to apply: this exact dollar amount.
What is twenty dollars ($20)?
The Bill of Rights was heavily influenced by the colonists' distrust of this type of "secret government activities" experienced under British rule.
What are abuses of power (or a tyrannical government)?
When a newspaper publishes an editorial criticizing local government, it is exercising this First Amendment freedom.
What is the freedom of the press?
This Fifth Amendment protection ensures a person cannot be tried twice for the exact same crime after being acquitted (found not guilty).
What is double jeopardy?
This amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial in certain federal civil cases, typically involving a value in controversy over twenty dollars.
What is the Seventh Amendment?
This amendment states that the listing of specific rights in the Constitution does not mean that others retained by the people are not protected.
What is the 9th amendment?
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution as a major compromise to satisfy this group of people who initially refused to sign the Constitution.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
The right to gather peacefully in groups, such as for a protest or rally, is known as this freedom.
What is the freedom of assembly?
Often associated with the phrase "I take the Fifth," this right protects individuals from being forced to testify against themselves in a criminal case.
What is the right against self-incrimination (or the right to remain silent)?
This amendment prohibits "cruel and unusual punishments" and excessive fines or bail.
What is the Eighth Amendment?
This amendment establishes that powers not specifically delegated to the federal government are reserved for the states or the people.
What is the 10th amendment?
This Virginian is considered the primary author, or "Father," of the Bill of Rights.
Who is James Madison?
This final freedom in the First Amendment allows citizens to ask the government to address grievances or change policies.
What is the right to petition the government?
The Sixth Amendment guarantees an accused person the right to a speedy and public trial, as well as the right to this service if they cannot afford it.
What is the right to an attorney/lawyer/counsel?
This concept from the Fifth Amendment requires that the government must respect all legal rules and procedures when depriving a person of life, liberty, or property.
What is due process of law?
This Sixth Amendment right ensures a defendant can question the individuals who are testifying against them in court.
What is the right to confront witnesses?
This English charter from 1215 is an early predecessor to the Fifth Amendment's due process clause, ensuring fair trial procedures.
What is the Magna Carta?