Know Your Rights

We the People

For those of us in the United States, let’s revisit our rights under the United States Constitution, especially the Bill of Rights (Amendments 1 -10) listed and summarized below for your convenience: First Amendment: Guarantees freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. Second Amendment: Protects the right to keep and bear arms. Third Amendment: Prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes without consent. Fourth Amendment: Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures; warrants require probable cause. Fifth Amendment: Provides rights in criminal cases, including protection against self-incrimination and double jeopardy. Sixth Amendment: Guarantees the right to a fair trial, including the right to counsel and to confront witnesses. Seventh Amendment: Provides the right to a jury trial in civil cases. Eighth Amendment: Prohibits excessive bail, fines, and cruel and unusual punishment. Ninth Amendment: States that the enumeration of certain rights in the Constitution does not deny or disparage others retained by the people. Tenth Amendment: Affirms that powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states or the people For MORE VISIT: thesimpleconstitution.com DOWNLOAD PDF Know-Your_Rights_Red_Card Template in English and Spanish HERE

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Rights Card (If you are stopped in the USA by

Immigration or other Officer) HERE

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Know Your Rights

We the People

For those of us in the United States, let’s revisit our rights under the United States Constitution, especially the Bill of Rights (Amendments 1 -10) listed and summarized below for your convenience: First Amendment: Guarantees freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. Second Amendment: Protects the right to keep and bear arms. Third Amendment: Prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes without consent. Fourth Amendment: Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures; warrants require probable cause. Fifth Amendment: Provides rights in criminal cases, including protection against self- incrimination and double jeopardy. Sixth Amendment: Guarantees the right to a fair trial, including the right to counsel and to confront witnesses. Seventh Amendment: Provides the right to a jury trial in civil cases. Eighth Amendment: Prohibits excessive bail, fines, and cruel and unusual punishment. Ninth Amendment: States that the enumeration of certain rights in the Constitution does not deny or disparage others retained by the people. Tenth Amendment: Affirms that powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states or the people For MORE VISIT: thesimpleconstitution.com DOWNLOAD PDF Know- Your_Rights_Red_Card Template in English and Spanish HERE