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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
FORWARD: Things of the spirit never die. They flame anew each time they are under fire. They are flaming high at this moment.
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
This publication is testimony to an immortal writing that will live with the Ten Commandments; the Sermon on the Mount; the Magna Carta and those other great fountains of faith by which men live.(pg.11)
Amendment I Freedom of Religion, Speech, and the Press; Right of Assembly and Petition CONGRESS SHALL MAKE no laws respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for redress of grievances.
Amendment II Right to Keep and Bear Arms A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
Amendment III Quartering of Soldiers No soldier shall in a time of peace be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
Amendment IV Regulation of Right of Search and Seizure The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizure, 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 search and the person or things to be seized.
Amendment V Protection for Persons and Their Property 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 of 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 and 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.
Amendment VI Rights of Persons Accused of Crime In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.
Amendment VII Right of Trial by Jury in Suits at Common Law In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
Amendment VIII Protection Against Excessive Bail and Punishment Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Amendment IV Constitution Does Not List All Individual Rights The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Amendment X The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
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