1. Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
2. Right to keep and bear arms in order to maintain a well regulated militia.
3 No quartering of soldiers.
4 Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.
5 Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, double jeopardy.
6 Rights of accused persons, e.g., right to a speedy and public trial.
7 Right of trial by jury in civil cases.
8 Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments.
9 Other rights of the people.
10 Powers reserved to the states.
US government's authority comes from the consent of the people it governs.Governments are instituted among men,deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the Start of the American Revolution ( April 19, 1775) (“Shot heard ‘round the world) It was one of the last straws if peace to be taken between the States and Britain (The Declaration of Independence was the last straw and was what cause the stamp of the war to be put down in 1776)
Which is supreme, the state governments or the federal government?
McCulloch v. Maryland addressed the issue of Maryland taxing the National Bank.
In this case, the state of Maryland attempted to tax the National Bank. The representative of the Bank refused to pay the taxes. The Court sided with the Bank stating the Federal government had the right to have a bank under the "necessary and proper clause". Additionally the ruling stated that the Federal government has supremacy over the state.
