Bill of Rights

5. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted
6. protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value
8. Jury should be as unbiased as possible
9. powers Reserved by the States powers not given to the national government by the Constitution are reserved to the STATES
10. guarantees the rights of criminal defendants, including the right to a public trial without unnecessary delay, the right to a lawyer, the right to an impartial jury.
12. The Right to Bear Arms
14. right to remain silent
15. A group of citizens who hear the government's evidence and decide whether a trial is justified

1. Disputes between people or businesses
2. forbids the forcible housing of military personnel in a citizen's home during peacetime
3. Once found "not guilty" you cannot be tried for that same crime again
4. protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
7. Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise
11. the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
13. the existence of a written constitution should not be treated as an excuse for ignoring nontextual rights