The Constitution, one card at a time
All 7 articles and 27 amendments of the U.S. Constitution as picture-book cards: the original words, a plain-English version and the year each became law.
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Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition
The government can't set up an official religion or stop you from practising yours, and it can't stop you...
Right to keep and bear arms
Protects the people's right to keep and bear arms, which the Supreme Court has held is an individual...
No forced housing of soldiers
In peacetime, the government can't make you house soldiers in your home without your consent; in wartime,...
Protection from unreasonable searches
Police generally need a warrant, based on probable cause and describing exactly what they're looking for,...
Rights of the accused, due process, property
You can't be tried twice for the same crime or forced to testify against yourself, you get due process of...
Right to a fair and speedy trial
In criminal cases you get a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury, the right to know the charges, to...
Jury trials in civil cases
Guarantees a jury in many federal civil lawsuits (the original text says those worth over $20), and facts...
No cruel and unusual punishment
Bans excessive bail and fines and cruel and unusual punishments.
Other rights belong to the people
Listing some rights in the Constitution doesn't mean people don't have others.