| Term | Definition |
|---|
| 1 | freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition |
| 2 | each state has the right to maintain a militia (armed force for own protection) |
| 3 | quartering of troops (to prevent common British practice in colonial period - no longer applies) |
| 4 | police officers have no right to searches and seizures except in particular circumstances from a court order |
| 5 | a person can be tried for a serious federal crime only if he or she has been indicted (charged, accused of that crime) by a grand jury |
| 6 | a person accused of crime has the right to be tried in court without undue delay and by an impartial jury |
| 7 | right to trial by jury is guaranteed in any cival case in a federal court if the amount of money involved in that case exceeds $20 |
| 8 | the amount of bail/fine imposed as punishment must bear a reasonable relationship to the seriousness of the crime involved in the case, prohibits punishment judged to be too harsh, too severe for crime |
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