Bill+of+Rights

Constitution of the United States Bill of Rights

I. **Freedom of speech** - The congress cannot stop you from practicing your religion you believe in, can't make any laws about your religion, and can't stop from saying what you want to say.



II. **Right to keep bear arms** - The congress can't stop you from carrying or having weapons on you because we all need to defend ourselves.



III. **Conditions for quarters of soldiers** - Soldiers don't have to live in your house only if a war is happening.



IV. **Right of search and seizure regulated** - No one can search your body, house, documents, or anything unless they prove to a judge that you commited a crime.

V. **Provisions concering prosecution** - You can't be tried for any serious crime without a Grand Jury meeting first to decide if there is enough evidence for the trial. If the jury says your innocent, the government can't try again with another jury. You can't be killed, or put in jail, or fined, unless you were convicted of a crime by a jury. The government can't take your house or anything that is yours, only if the government pays for it.



VI. **Right to be a speedy trial, witnesses, etc.** - If you are arretsed you have the right to decide to have your trial soon. The trial has to be public so everyone can know what's happeneing. You have the right to know what your being accused of, to see and hear the poeple against you, and to have a lawyer on your side.



VII. **Right to a trial by jury** - You have the right to a jury when the case is civil which means a case between two people not you and the government.