What are the Constitutional Amendments?
Benjamin Franklin Even if you think you dont know your Constitutional Rights that well, youve certainly heard of many of them. The first amendment outlines our freedom of speech and freedom of the press. The second amendment gives us the right to bear arms. The fourth amendment prohibits unreasonable search and seizure of our personal property and requires a warrant to search our property. And surely youve heard of people pleading the fifth which means they are invoking their 5th amendment right to not incriminate themselves through their testimony. The 5th amendment also prohibits people from being tried twice for the same crime (double jeopardy.) The sixth amendment gives us the right to a speedy and public trial. Hopefully we never need to rely on this amendment, however! Here are the other 17 amendments, too. As often as we see these amendments in the news, we can more fully appreciate the Bill of Rights importance in the freedom we enjoy as Americans. Now that you know more about
