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EducatingYoungPeopleabouttheConstitution

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EducatingYoungPeopleabouttheConstitution

TheConventionsofanumberoftheStates
having,atthetimeofadoptingthe
Constitution,expressedadesire,inorderto
preventmisconstructionorabuseofits
powers,thatfurtherdeclaratoryand
restrictiveclausesshouldbeadded,andas
extendingthegroundofpublicconfidence
intheGovernmentwillbestinsurethe
beneficentendsofitsinstitution;
Resolved,bytheSenateandHouseof
RepresentativesoftheUnitedStatesof
America,inCongressassembled,twothirds
ofbothHousesconcurring,thatthe
followingarticlesbeproposedtothe
LegislaturesoftheseveralStates,as
amendmentstotheConstitutionofthe
UnitedStates;alloranyofwhicharticles,
whenratifiedbythreefourthsofthesaid
Legislatures,tobevalidtoallintentsand
purposesaspartofthesaidConstitution,
namely:

Amendment 1

Congressshallmakenolawrespectingan
establishmentofreligion,orprohibitingthe
freeexercisethereof;orabridgingthe
freedomofspeech,orofthepress;orthe
rightofthepeoplepeaceablytoassemble,
andtopetitionthegovernmentforaredress
ofgrievances.

Amendment 11

Awellregulatedmilitia,beingnecessaryto
thesecurityofafreestate,therightofthe
peopletokeepandbeararms,shallnotbe
infringed.

Amendment 111

Nosoldiershall,intimeofpeacebe
quarteredinanyhouse,withouttheconsent
oftheowner,norintimeofwar,butina
mannertobeprescribedbylaw.

Amendment 1V

Therightofthepeopletobesecureintheir
persons,houses,papers,andeffects,against
unreasonablesearchesandseizures,shall
notbeviolated,andnowarrantsshallissue,
butuponprobablecause,supportedbyoath
oraffirmation,andparticularlydescribing
theplacetobesearched,andthepersonsor
thingstobeseized.

EducatingYoungPeopleabouttheConstitution

Amendment V

Amendment V 11

Nopersonshallbeheldtoanswerfora
capital,orotherwiseinfamouscrime,unless
onapresentmentorindictmentofagrand
jury,exceptincasesarisinginthelandor
navalforces,orinthemilitia,whenin
actualserviceintimeofwarorpublic
danger;norshallanypersonbesubjectfor
thesameoffensetobetwiceputinjeopardy
oflifeorlimb;norshallbecompelledinany
criminalcasetobeawitnessagainst
himself,norbedeprivedoflife,liberty,or
property,withoutdueprocessoflaw;nor
shallprivatepropertybetakenforpublic
use,withoutjustcompensation.

Amendment V 1

Insuitsatcommonlaw,wherethevaluein
controversyshallexceedtwentydollars,the
rightoftrialbyjuryshallbepreserved,and
nofacttriedbyajury,shallbeotherwise
reexaminedinanycourtoftheUnited
States,thanaccordingtotherulesofthe
commonlaw.

Amendment V 111

Excessivebailshallnotberequired,nor
excessivefinesimposed,norcrueland
unusualpunishmentsinflicted.

Amendment 1X

Inallcriminalprosecutions,theaccused
shallenjoytherighttoaspeedyandpublic
trial,byanimpartialjuryofthestateand
districtwhereinthecrimeshallhavebeen
committed,whichdistrictshallhavebeen
previouslyascertainedbylaw,andtobe
informedofthenatureandcauseofthe
accusation;tobeconfrontedwiththe
witnessesagainsthim;tohavecompulsory
processforobtainingwitnessesinhisfavor,
andtohavetheassistanceofcounselforhis
defense.

TheenumerationintheConstitution,of
certainrights,shallnotbeconstruedto
denyordisparageothersretainedbythe
people.

Amendment X

ThepowersnotdelegatedtotheUnited
StatesbytheConstitution,norprohibited
byittothestates,arereservedtothestates
respectively,ortothepeople.

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