U.S. Politics: #9 The Bill Of Rights 2

And let's continue explaining the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, or the Bill of Rights, from where we left off:

5. The Protection of Rights to Life and Property right says that you don't need to take the witness stand if you might get yourself incriminated

6. If you are accused of a crime, you have the right to a lawyer and a speedy trial. This is known as the Rights of Accused Persons in Criminal Cases

7. Rights in Civil Cases allows you to access a jury, where 12 people decide your fate, not 1 judge

8. The Excessive Bail, Fines, and Punishments Forbidden right forbids cruel punishments, though Americans can't exactly agree which are “cruel”

The 9 and 10 amendments, known as the Non-rights Amendments, say that rights not listed in the Bill of Rights be retained by the people and the states.

Even if you can’t remember them, the Bill of Rights are as important as when they were written in 1789.