Amendments Summary 2-10

Amendment 2
Protects the right to keep and bear arms in order to maintain a regulated militia

Amendment 3
Gaurds against the forced quatering of soldiers

Amendment 4
Protects against unreasonable searches and siezes

Amendment 5
This amendment guarantees a trial by jury and “due process of law,” and guards against double jeopardy (being charged twice for the same offense) and self-incrimination.

Amendment 6
This amendment outlines the rights of the accused, including the right to have a speedy and public trial, the right to be informed of the charges, the right to call witnesses in his defense, and the right to have an attorney

Amendment 7
Guarantees the right to trial by jury

Amendment 8
Protects against excessive bail and cruel and unusal punishment

Amendment 9
This ensures that the individual rights that are not stated in the Constitution

Amendment 10
 limits the power of federal government by reserving for the states all powers that are not explicitly granted to the federal government by the Constitution, nor denied to the states.