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1st AmendmentThe first amendment protects your rights to freedom of religion, press, speech, assembly, and petition. The freedom of religion states that the government has no power over what religion citizens practice or how they do it. Also while the freedom of speech sound like you can say anything you want, but that's not true. You are not allowed to say anything that endangers public safety or anything that is a downright lie. The freedom of press allows reporters or any other form of journalists to publish whatever they want online or in any other news venue. The freedom of assembly allowed people to gather in town meeting or to have peaceful protests while the freedom of petition allows you to suggest laws to the government or to tell them that they are wrong in every sense of the word. (One sense).
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Peaceful Gay Rights Protest
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2nd AmendmentThe 2nd amendment consists of the American citizens right to own a gun. Although you can own a gun in any state, many states have different laws as to where you can keep them or whether or not they can be concealed. So if you are planning on buying a gun make sure you find out what kind of laws your state has passed against them.
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3rd Amendment
The 3rd amendment states that no soldier whether friend, foe, or mild acquaintance shall force you to care for them in your own home.
4th Amendment
The 4th amendment states that no officer of the law or any other government official shall search you, your home, your car, etc. without a proper search warrant. Unless they have reason like if they see a spas-12 shotgun sitting is the passenger seat of your Ford F-150.
5th Amendment
The 5th amendment states that no citizen shall ever fall victim to "Double Jeopardy" or being tried for the same crime multiple times.
7th Amendment
The 7th amendment gives Americans the right to trial by a jury of their peers and the right to sue another citizen for a certain sum of money.
9th Amendment
The 9th amendment gives states the power to give more rights to the citizens of that state, but not the power to take rights away from citizens if it is in the Bill of Rights.
10th Amendment
The 10th amendment assures American citizens that any power not given to the central American government is given to either the states or the people themselves.