Bill of Rights

THE UNITED STATES BILL OF RIGHTS IS MADE UP OF THE FIRST TEN AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. THE BILL OF RIGHTS AMENDMENTS ADD SPECIFIC PROTECTIONS OF PERSONAL LIBERTIES AND RIGHTS TO THE CONSTITUTION, AS WELL AS PRECISE LIMITATIONS ON GOVERNMENT POWER AND EXPLICIT DECLARATIONS THAT ALL POWERS NOT EXPRESSLY GRANTED TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY THE CONSTITUTION ARE RESERVED FOR THE STATES AND THE PEOPLE. ACCORDING TO THIS PROVISION, "THE DECLARATION OF CERTAIN RIGHTS IN THE CONSTITUTION SHALL NOT BE UNDERSTOOD TO REJECT OR DEGRADE THOSE MAINTAINED BY THE PEOPLE." ALTHOUGH NOT INFALLIBLE, THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SUCCESSES BY A GOVERNMENT IN ENSURING CITIZENS' FREEDOM. "THE BILL OF RIGHTS WASN'T ENACTED TO GIVE US ANY RIGHTS. IT WAS ENACTED SO THE GOVERNMENT COULD NOT TAKE AWAY FROM US ANY RIGHTS THAT WE ALREADY HAD." - KENNETH G. EADE 5 OF 10 AMENDMENTS I FREEDOM OF SPEECH II RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS III CITIZENS DO NOT HAVE TO HOUSE SOLDIERS IV NO UNREASONABLE SEARCH OR ARREST V NO DOUBLE JEOPARDY OR NO WITNESS AGAINST YOURSELF