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When witnesses refuse to
answer questions in court,
they routinely “take the
Fifth Amendment.”
presentment [formal charge] or indictment of a grand jury, except
in cases arising in the 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 [i.e., by eminent domain] without just compensation.
Amendment VI. Protection in Criminal Trials
See Declaration of Independence
above.
An accused person has important rights. 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 against him; to have compulsory
process [subpoena] for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel
for his defense.
Amendment VII. Suits at Common Law
The rules of common law are recognized. 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. Bail and Punishments
Excessive fines and unusual punishments are forbidden. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor
excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted.
Amendment IX. Concerning Rights Not Enumerated
The Ninth and Tenth
Amendments were bulwarks
of southern states’
rights before the Civil War.
Amendment X. Powers Reserved to
the States and to the People
A concession to states’
rights.
The people retain rights not here enumerated. The enumeration in
the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or
disparage others retained by the people.
Powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the
states and the people. 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.
Amendment XI. Suits Against a State
The federal courts have no authority in suits by citizens against a state. The judicial power of the
United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted
against one of the United States by citizens of another State, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign
state. [Adopted 1798.]
Amendment XII. Election of President and Vice President
1. Changes in manner of electing president and vice president; procedure when no presidential
candidate receives electoral majority. The electors shall meet in their respective States, and
vote by ballot for President and Vice President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant
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