The fifth amendment guarantees that people do not have to incriminate themselves in court. have the right to bear arms. are protected against illegal search and seizure. have the right to petition the government.

The Fifth Amendment guarantees that people do not have to incriminate themselves in court.
You see this amendment in movies and shows all the time - when a policeman captures a criminal, he usually says - you have the right to remain silent - which belongs to the Fifth Amendment because it gives you the right not to testify against yourself. 

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