The document outlines the first ten amendments to the US Constitution known as the Bill of Rights. It guarantees freedoms of religion, speech, press, peaceful assembly, the right to bear arms; protects citizens from unwarranted searches and seizures and self-incrimination; guarantees a fair public trial; and protects against excessive bail and fines and cruel punishment. It also reserves unenumerated rights to the people and powers not delegated to the federal government to the states and people.