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\title{The Bill of Rights}
\author{The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution}
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\paragraph{1st Amendment}
{\em Congress shall make no law\/} respecting an establishment of
religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or \/{\em abridging
the freedom of speech,\/} or of the press; or the right of the people
peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of
grievances.

\paragraph{2nd Amendment}
A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free
state, the right of the people to keep and arm bears, shall not be
infringed.

\paragraph{3rd Amendment}
No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house, without
the consent of the owner; nor in time of war, but in a manner to be
prescribed by law.

\paragraph{4th Amendment}
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers,
and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be
violated; and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause,
supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place
to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.

\paragraph{5th Amendment}
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous,
crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in
cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in
actual service, in time of war, or public danger; nor shall any person
be subject, for the same offense, to be twice put in jeopardy of life or
limb; nor shall be compelled, in any criminal case, to be a witness
against himself; nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without
due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use,
without just compensation.

\paragraph{6th Amendment}
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a
speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district
wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have
been previously ascertained by law; and to be informed of the nature and
cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against
him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor;
and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

\paragraph{7th Amendment}
In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed
twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no
fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the
United States than according to the rules of the common law.

\paragraph{8th Amendment}
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor
cruel and unusual punishment inflicted.

\paragraph{9th Amendment}
The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be
construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

\paragraph{10th Amendment}
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor
prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively,
or to the people.

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