What are the rights of a US Citizen?

Answer 1

You have many rights as a United States citizen, among them the right to Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.

Your rights are really unlimited, All Rights Reserved by the People, as Rights of the People are never all defined anywhere. For example, you have the Right to open your eyes, literally. It doesn't need to be spelled out on paper as such. These are natural or unalienable Rights.

As for specifically stated rights, they too are not defined per se in any founding document. The Constitution, in particular the Bill of Rights, defines government limitation or infringement upon some Rights, purposely protecting Rights the founders felt were most important to the protection of the People's right to Life, Liberty, and pursuit of Happiness.

The some protected Rights under the Constitution, are:

• Right of Free Speech and Press.
• Right to Bear Arms.
• Right to Vote.
• Right to a Fair, Speedy Trial by a jury of your peers.
• Right to Freedom of Religion.
• Right to be Secure in your Persons, Papers and Effects against unreasonable search and seizure.
• Right to Equality and Equal Rights.

You don't have the right to vote under the Constitution. Voting is a privilege that people can lose if they break the law.