Fifth Amendment

“No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.” Most of this is just common sense. Basically you are innocent unless proven guilty, and the goverment can not make you confess.
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Fourth Amendment

The fourth amendment is “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” This is often referred to as unreasonable searches and seizures. Basically the government can’t break in your house searching for something. I do not think this very important because if police want to go in your house they can easily get a warrant, but it’s defiantly not bad.
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Third Amendment

Third amendment is guaranteeing that the forced quartering of soldiers in private homes would be prohibited in peacetime and allowed only by prescribed law during wartime this law this law does not affect many people but soldiers are important. I think it is important to have laws to protect soldiers.

Feel free to leave commentsabout this amendment.
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Second Amendment

The second amendment is the right to bear arms. This is probably the most controversial amendment. Many people agree that it is important to be able to own a weapon, but I believe it is too easy to obtain one. This is a problem because if you have committed a felony, to get a gun all you have to do is say that you haven’t, and most places will not check your record. Then those people go and give the guns to criminals or just use them to commit crimes.
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The First amendment

The First amendment is freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. The first amendment is one of the most important amendments because it is made up of so many aspects. This is not the only reason that I believe it is important. Freedom of religion is embedded in the first amendment. All over the world we have struggled with the concept of everyone having different beliefs. The United States still has occasional difficulties, but I think we have gotten better.
Although these amendments have worked out well for our country, I believe that freedom of the press can be abused. "PRESS" is an extremely broad term. It includes all systems that make information available to people. Sometimes people can say extremely racist things on blogs or other services that I am sure the founding fathers did not have in mind when they wrote the amendments. But I suppose this is better than being tossed in jail if you try to share your thoughts on email or a blog.

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United States bill of Rights

The Bill of Rights is an official document mainly written by James Madison to set limits on what the government can and cannot do primarily in regard to personal liberties. 10 amendments make up the Bill of Rights. This document has stood as a guideline for the government for over 200 years, and will hopefully last for generations. Most people do not know, but the Bill of Rights was greatly influenced by the Virginia Declaration of Rights. The US Bill of Rights still to this day remains a powerful symbol of freedom, culture, and justice. Now the Bill of Rights is on display at the National Archives in Washington D.C.

For the next few weeks I will be blogging about a specific amendments!
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