The original text of the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.

Nov 6, 2025 · This page includes the full text of the U.S. Constitution, including the Bill of Rights and all 27 amendments. PDF version available.

The Fifth Amendment (Amendment V) to the United States Constitution enumerates several constitutional rights and limits governmental powers with respect to criminal procedure.

This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution.

The Fifth Amendment creates a number of rights relevant to both criminal and civil legal proceedings. In criminal cases, the Fifth Amendment guarantees the right to a grand jury, forbids “double jeopardy,” …

Dec 19, 2025 · Note: The following text is a transcription of the Constitution as it was inscribed by Jacob Shallus on parchment (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum). …

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to …

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May 21, 2025 · No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in …