Bill of Rights

The first 10 Amendments to the US Constitution

Amendment 1 - Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly and Petition ...
Amendment 2 - Freedom of Milita and to bear arms ...
Amendment 3 - Quartering Soldiers in a person's house ...
Amendment 4 - Security from unwarranted search and seizure ...
Amendment 5 - Freedom for Life, Liberty and Property ...
Amendment 6 - Criminal cases and rights of accused persons ...
Amendment 7 - Common law and trial by jury in civil cases ...
Amendment 8 - Bail, excessive fines, cruel and unusual punishment ...
Amendment 9 - Other rights of the people ...
Amendment 10 - Powers reserved to the states ...

The U.S. Constitution

Preamble
Article 1 Section 1: All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of ...
Article 1 Section 2: The House of Representatives shall be composed of members chosen every ...
Article 1 Section 3: The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from ...
Article 1 Section 4: The times, places and manner of holding elections for Senators and Rep ...
Article 1 Section 5: Each House shall be the judge of the elections, returns and qualificat ...
Article 1 Section 6: The Senators and Representatives shall receive a compensation for thei ...
Article 1 Section 7: All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Represen ...
Article 1 Section 8: The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, impost ...
Article 1 Section 9: The migration or importation of such persons as any of the states now ...
Article 1 Section 10: No state shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation; gran ...
Article 2 Section 1: The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United State ...
Article 2 Section 2: The President shall be commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the ...
Article 2 Section 3: He shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the sta ...
Article 2 Section 4: The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United Sta ...
Article 3 Section 1: The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Suprem ...
Article 3 Section 2: The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and equity, arisi ...
Article 3 Section 3: Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war a ...
Article 4 Section 1: Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, ...
Article 4 Section 2: The citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and imm ...
Article 4 Section 3: New states may be admitted by the Congress into this union; but no new ...
Article 4 Section 4: The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a repub ...
Article 5 Section 1: The Congress, whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessa ...
Article 6 Section 1: All debts contracted and engagements entered into, before the adoption ...
Article 7 Section 1: The ratification of the conventions of nine states, shall be sufficien ...

The 27 Amendments to the US Constitution

Amendment 1 - Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly and Petition ...
Amendment 2 - Freedom of Milita and to bear arms ...
Amendment 3 - Quartering Soldiers in a person's house ...
Amendment 4 - Security from unwarranted search and seizure ...
Amendment 5 - Freedom for Life, Liberty and Property ...
Amendment 6 - Criminal cases and rights of accused persons ...
Amendment 7 - Common law and trial by jury in civil cases ...
Amendment 8 - Bail, excessive fines, cruel and unusual punishment ...
Amendment 9 - Other rights of the people ...
Amendment 10 - Powers reserved to the states ...
Amendment 11 - Restriction of Judicial power ...
Amendment 12 - Presidential Electors ...
Amendment 13 - Abolition of slavery ...
Amendment 14 - Citizenship, Congressional apportionment, insurrection, public debt ...
Amendment 15 - Right to vote guarenteed regardless of race ...
Amendment 16 - Income Tax ...
Amendment 17 - Senators -- How elected and how vacancies are filled ...
Amendment 18 - National alcohol prohibition ...
Amendment 19 - Women's right to vote guarenteed ...
Amendment 20 - Change of Inaugral date, expiration of terms, times for congress to assemble ...
Amendment 21 - Repeal of alcohol prohibition ...
Amendment 22 - Presidents limited to serving two terms ...
Amendment 23 - Appointment of electors for the District of Columbia ...
Amendment 24 - Elimination of poll tax or other taxes as a requirement for voting ...
Amendment 25 - Presidential Succession ...
Amendment 26 - Right to vote for 18, 19 and 20 year olds ...
Amendment 27 - Congressional pay raises ...

QUESTIONS

  • What can someone do if a person is holding personal items at theor home? This someone moved in there for a shirt time and moved out and can't get the rest of their things. The person is either hiding them or just won't give them back. What can be done to get them back? Please let me know asap.
  • I was hired by Norton Lilly Inc. in June of 2015.I was let go in Aug of 2015.the company refused unemployment and after I present information to the unemployment office only then I was told by the unemployment office that "my employer could not substantiate my discharge" and that is when I began collecting. I was in this international trade for over 40 years and when they let me go I was not given a concrete explanation for my discharge only after two months. At time of discharge I was 65 and believe that my discharge was due to age discrimination. Not until my friend advised that i may ctc
  • I have taken early soc sec retirement. if i exceed the soc sec ceiling on income next year (2007), when and how is the benefit adjustment made to my current soc sec check. Do I have to file anything?
  • I would like to know why it is that my income does not count towards my stepchildren when it comes to medical? My husband is currently not working due to he has hemodialysis 3 times a week so I am the primary wage earner in the home. Because my income does not count towards them we are over income for AHCCCS for me & my husband. We had AHCCCS but now don't qualify for TMA & his copays are expensive through my insurance from work.
  • landlord broke the lease, so I had to leave my home or face eviction. What will happen to my home, since I am still trying to sell it, can they prevent the sale and/or take possession of it?
  • My boyfriend stole my phone while I was talking to my father. He was angry at me. I walked after him and asked for my phone back, reaching for it. Did I have the legal right to reach and grab for my personal property back?
  • Can I withhold my rent from my landlord if there is mold in my trailer? I noticed there was mold growing around my sons cooler in his room (a/c unit) , I notified the landlord and told him about it and he promised he would send someone on that money (it’s been 3 weeks now). My son is 9 and has to sleep in the living room because of this problem , I also recently had a baby(she’s 6 months) and would hate for her to get sick from this. What legal action can I take? Also before we moved in we were promised that they would switch out the old bathtub for a new one and new flooring but nothing.
  • I am living at an apartment in Tucson, AZ. The a/c went out over two weeks ago and since then it has been 93+ degree's in my apartment. I have tried calling management but there is nothing they can do for another week. I have asked if substitute housing is available and they have denied. Is there anything I can do?
  • My husband and I are getting divorced and have 4 children under the age of 12. We have not been able to reach an agreement on custody and temporary orders  included that joint physical custody be granted. In addition, there are "parentling evaluations" scheduled . What is a "Parenting evaluation" and what kinds of questions should I expect? Will there be an opportunity for me to provide the evaluator with inforation? Thank you!
  • I'm 25 years old, and was wondering if its still possible for my stepdad to adopt me. We have been trying to do it for years but have never actually started the process and would like to do so now. If someone could please give me an answer it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

QUESTIONS

  • What can someone do if a person is holding personal items at theor home? This someone moved in there for a shirt time and moved out and can't get the rest of their things. The person is either hiding them or just won't give them back. What can be done to get them back? Please let me know asap.
  • I was hired by Norton Lilly Inc. in June of 2015.I was let go in Aug of 2015.the company refused unemployment and after I present information to the unemployment office only then I was told by the unemployment office that "my employer could not substantiate my discharge" and that is when I began collecting. I was in this international trade for over 40 years and when they let me go I was not given a concrete explanation for my discharge only after two months. At time of discharge I was 65 and believe that my discharge was due to age discrimination. Not until my friend advised that i may ctc
  • I have taken early soc sec retirement. if i exceed the soc sec ceiling on income next year (2007), when and how is the benefit adjustment made to my current soc sec check. Do I have to file anything?
  • I would like to know why it is that my income does not count towards my stepchildren when it comes to medical? My husband is currently not working due to he has hemodialysis 3 times a week so I am the primary wage earner in the home. Because my income does not count towards them we are over income for AHCCCS for me & my husband. We had AHCCCS but now don't qualify for TMA & his copays are expensive through my insurance from work.
  • landlord broke the lease, so I had to leave my home or face eviction. What will happen to my home, since I am still trying to sell it, can they prevent the sale and/or take possession of it?
  • My boyfriend stole my phone while I was talking to my father. He was angry at me. I walked after him and asked for my phone back, reaching for it. Did I have the legal right to reach and grab for my personal property back?
  • Can I withhold my rent from my landlord if there is mold in my trailer? I noticed there was mold growing around my sons cooler in his room (a/c unit) , I notified the landlord and told him about it and he promised he would send someone on that money (it’s been 3 weeks now). My son is 9 and has to sleep in the living room because of this problem , I also recently had a baby(she’s 6 months) and would hate for her to get sick from this. What legal action can I take? Also before we moved in we were promised that they would switch out the old bathtub for a new one and new flooring but nothing.
  • I am living at an apartment in Tucson, AZ. The a/c went out over two weeks ago and since then it has been 93+ degree's in my apartment. I have tried calling management but there is nothing they can do for another week. I have asked if substitute housing is available and they have denied. Is there anything I can do?
  • My husband and I are getting divorced and have 4 children under the age of 12. We have not been able to reach an agreement on custody and temporary orders  included that joint physical custody be granted. In addition, there are "parentling evaluations" scheduled . What is a "Parenting evaluation" and what kinds of questions should I expect? Will there be an opportunity for me to provide the evaluator with inforation? Thank you!
  • I'm 25 years old, and was wondering if its still possible for my stepdad to adopt me. We have been trying to do it for years but have never actually started the process and would like to do so now. If someone could please give me an answer it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

STORIES

LegalLEARN

FIND LEGAL HELP

  • Please select your county of residence below.

    County:
     

OTHER LEGAL RESOURCES

  • State Bar of Arizona
    www.azbar.org
  • Maricopa County Bar
    www.maricopabar.org
    Referral number 602-257-4434
  • Pima County Bar
    www.pimacountybar.org
    Referral number 520-623-4625
  • National Domestic Violence Hotline
    800-799-7233
  • Bankruptcy Court Self Help Center
    866-553-0893
  • Certified Legal Document Preparer Program
    Link

ORGANIZATIONS