Fifth Amendment: Guarantees the right to a grand jury, protects against double jeopardy and self-incrimination, and requires due process and just compensation for property taken by the government.
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Sixth Amendment: Guarantees the right to a fair, speedy, and public trial by an impartial jury, as well as the right to confront witnesses and to have legal counsel in criminal cases.
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Seventh Amendment: Guarantees the right to a jury trial in federal civil (non-criminal) lawsuits.
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Eighth Amendment: Prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment.
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Ninth Amendment: Clarifies that the listing of certain rights in the Constitution does not mean that people do not have other, unwritten rights.
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Tenth Amendment: States that any powers not specifically given to the federal government by the Constitution are reserved for the states or to the people.
First Amendment: Protects the freedoms of religion, speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the government.
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Second Amendment: Protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms.
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Third Amendment: Prevents the government from forcing citizens to house (quarter) soldiers in their private homes during peacetime.
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Fourth Amendment:
Protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures and requires warrants to be supported by probable cause.
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