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Chapter 8-3
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What does the term mean to amend? Why didn’t the Continental Congress not
include the rights of all people into the Constitution in 1787?
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Describe how to amend the Constitution. Name the rights that the Bill of Rights
protect. Explain how each later amendments
expanded democratic rights.
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Discuss the power of the Presidency Discuss the following people and what
position they fill (Executive, Legislature, Judicial)
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PLEASE READ PAGES 259-261
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Article V: Outline two ways to propose a change. 2/3 of the House and Senate agree Or National Convention
Amendments are ratified (two ways) ¾ of state legislature agree Special convention to approve
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The Bill of Rights was ratified Dec 15, 1791
Protects Individual Rights Protects against Abuse of
Power Protects the Rights of the
Accused Amendments 9 and 10
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First ten amendments amend to the Constitution
First Amendment = Freedom of religion, speech and press Limits, can’t hurt someone, false statement
2d Amendment = Right to bear arms 3rd Amendment = No troops in home
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4th Amendment = Unlawful search/seizure 5th Amendment = Self incrimination 6th Amendment = Fair and speedy trial 7th Amendment = Jury in civil case 8th Amendment = Cruel and unusual
punishment 9th Amendment = rights not listed 10th Amendment = State rights
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13th, 14th and 15th = Free citizens vote 13th =Abolish Slavery 14th=Guaranteed citizenship to former slaves 15th= Guaranteed voting rights for African
Americans 19th = Gave women right to vote 26th = Lowered minimum voting age to 18
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Why do you think that the Bill of Rights carefully spells out the rights of people accused?
Answer: Prove that we were “really” guilty of the crime.
Why do you think that the Bill of Rights is a living document?
Answer: The document changes with the times.
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Is “Income Tax” a Bill of Rights? False
The Bill of Rights consists of how many amendments? 10
Which of these freedoms is not guaranteed by the First Amendment? False statements or statements that will cause
injury like calling out a false alarm “fire”
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What part of the Constitution abolishes slavery? 13th Amendment
Constitutional amendments can be proposed by Congress or a national convention
How did the 26th amendment change the legal voting age? Lowered the age from 21 to 18 years old
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What fraction of all state legislatures had to ratify the Bill of Rights before it became law. 3/4th
Bill of Rights guarantee freedoms of: Freedom of Speech, protection against
abusive power, freedom of religion, right to bear arms, right to trial by jury
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Today we have discussed how the Constitution was amended
We discussed the Bill of Rights and the amendments to the Constitution
We discussed how later amendments protected our freedoms.