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Every citizen has freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom to peacefully assemble.  The 5 freedoms it protects is speech, religion, press, assembly,  and right to petition the government.  The First Amendment prevents the government from forcing you to say something you don't want to say.  This is important because without this amendment, we could not ever have an opinion on anything or be forced to say things we dont want to say (ducksters.com).

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The 2nd Amendment is the Right to Bear Arms.  This amendment has become very controversial over the years.  This amendment allows a United States citizen to own a gun depending on the laws of his or her state they reside in.  This amendment is important because I think every citizen should be allowed to have the choice if they want to protect themselves with guns, that is only if their record is clean (ducksters.com).

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The 3rd Amendment protects homeowners from having the millitary take over their home to house soldiers.  They made this an amendment because back in the Revolutionary war, the British would take over people's homes.  I think this was a really important amendment because back then, there was a lot of war going on and if I opened my door to soldiers demanding to stay in my house, I don't think I would be too happy (ducksters.com).

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The 4th Amendment protects people from unlawful searches and seizures.  This amendment came about because of the actions of British tax collectors before the Revolutionary War. Basically, the Founding Fathers wanted to protect their citizens agains unlawful invasions of privacy.  I think this is important because citizens need to have privacy (ducksters.com).

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The 5th Amendment includes a number of topics and issues that includes grand jury,  double jeopardy, self incrimination, due process, and eminent domain.  The grand jury is used for court cases.  Double jeopardy means someone can't go to court twice for the same crime.  Due process means any citizen will have a fair trial.  Eminent domain means the government can't take private property without paying the price for it.  I think this is important because everything needs to be fair while in court (ducksters.com).

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The 6th Amendment insures that people have a fair, speedy, and public trial.  This amendment also gives people access to a lawyer.  I think that this amendment is important because people should have a fair court to try and fight for their case (ducksters.com).

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The 7th Amendment protects the right to a trial by jury in civil court cases.  They did this to make sure governments did not do away with a trial with jury.  They thought the judges would side with the government, so that is why they made this amendment.  I think this is important because it forces courts to be fair (ducksters.com).

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The 8th Amendment ensures that punishments for crimes are not excessive, cruel, or unusual.  When waiting for their trial, the judge may set a bail which is an amount of money to keep you at home until your court case. Bail money is returned to the person after the trial is over.  This is important because it protects citizens against unlawful punishments that aren't necessary (ducksters.com).

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The 9th Amendment ensures that people's rights are not limited only to the rights that are listed in the Constitution. This also means that people have additional rights that aren't included. They passed this amendment because they were afraid that the Constitution gave the government too much power.  I think this is important because citizens need to have a lot of freedom if they want to be happy living in America (ducksters.com)

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The 10th Amendment states that any power not specifically given to the federal government by the Constitution belongs to the state and the people.  This amendment helps equal the power and makes sure one branch doesn't have to much power. I think this is important because it makes the power equal between all branches so it is fair and one branch can't take over (ducksters.com)