BILL OF RIGHTS (THE FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION)
1 -freedom of worship, speech, press, right of peaceful assembly, right to petition the government
2 -right of citizens to bear arms
3 -troops may not be quartered in private homes without owner's consent
4 -guards against unreasonable searches, arrests, seizures of property
5 -requires indictment by a grand jury for major crimes before trial, prohibits repeated trials for the same offense, forbids punishment without process & that you don't have to testify against yourself
6 -guarantees a speedy public trial for criminal offenses, trial by an unbiased jury, legal counsel for the accused, and that witnesses must attend the trial in the presence of the accused
7 -guarantees trial by jury in civil cases in anything valued at more than 20 US dollars
8 -forbids excessive bail or fines and cruel or unusual punishment
9 -people have other rights than those mentioned in the Constitution
10 -powers not delegated to the federal government belong to the states or the people
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Our fore fathers were great men, not saying they did not have problems or struggles of their own. However they put their very lives on the line to sign the Declaration of Independence, knowing full well what would happen if they lost the war. This country could desperately use a man with the character of George Washington.
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