What rights do the bill of rights protect?

Answer 1

The Bill of Rights protects Americans' basic freedoms against the power of the federal government. Some examples are:

• Freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly, and to petition the government
• Right for the people to keep and bear arms, as well as to maintain a militia
• Protection from quartering of troops
• Protection from unreasonable search and seizure
• Due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, private property
• Trial by jury and other rights of the accused
• Civil trial by jury
• Prohibition of excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment
• Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Bill of Rights
• Powers of states and people

Answer 2

The bill of rights protects...

1. freedom of speech, religion, assembly ( meeting), press ( writing), & petition.

2. right to keep weapons

3. right not to be forced to house soldiers

4. police can not search a person's household without a warrant from a judge & there MUST be a good reason to enter house.

5. protects the rights of a person accused guilty for a crime

6. right to fair trial & right to have a lawyer

7. In civil trial, people have a right to travel by jury

8. the court system can not treat people accused of a crime to cruel or unusual punishment

9. The Constitution must respect ALL human rights, even if not listed in Constitution

10. states shall have reserved powers

The bill of rights is also known as the ten amendments to the Constitution.

Answer 3

Which of the following is not a way in which the bill of rights protects the right of the accused?

Answer 4

It protects individual liberties by placing limits on the central government.