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Splash Screen
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Chapter Intro 2
Section 1: First Amendment
The Constitution of the United States establishes and protects fundamental rights and liberties. The First Amendment protects five basic freedoms that are essential to the American way of life.
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Chapter Intro 2
Section 2: The Bill of Rights
The Constitution of the United States establishes and protects fundamental rights and liberties. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution describe the rights of American citizens.
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Chapter Intro 2
Section 3: Extending the Bill of Rights
A constitution reflects the values and goals of the society that creates it. Some Americans have not always enjoyed the full rights of United States citizens.
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Chapter Intro 2
Section 4: The Civil Rights Struggle
Political, social, religious, and economic changes influence the way Americans think and act. In the 1950s and 1960s, many African Americans began an organized fight for their rights as citizens.
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Section 1-Main Idea
Guide to Reading
Big Idea
The Constitution of the United States establishes and protects fundamental rights and liberties.
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Section 1
First Amendment Freedoms
Soon after ratification of the Constitution, the First Amendment was added to guarantee basic freedoms essential to American democracy.
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Section 1
First Amendment Freedoms (cont.)
• The First Amendment guarantees basic freedoms to all United States citizens.
• Protection of civil liberties and basic rights:
– Freedom of religion
– Freedom of speech
– Freedom of the press
– Freedom of assembly
– Freedom to petition
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Section 1
First Amendment Freedoms (cont.)
• Freedom of religion:
– Prohibits Congress from establishing an official religion
– Separates church and state
– People free to practice their faith as they wish
– No specific religion favored by government
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Section 1
First Amendment Freedoms (cont.)
• Freedom of speech:
– Free to say what is on our minds
– Speech as Internet communication, art, music, clothing
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Section 1
First Amendment Freedoms (cont.)
• Freedom of the press:
– People free to express themselves in print
– Ensures people are exposed to a wide variety of viewpoints
– Prevents government censorship
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Section 1
First Amendment Freedoms (cont.)
• Zenger Case:
– Publisher Peter Zenger arrested for criticizing governor of New York in New-York Weekly Journal.
– Zenger was acquitted.
– Regarded as a landmark in development of free press in America.
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Section 1
First Amendment Freedoms (cont.)
• Freedom of assembly:
– Allows people to gather peacefully in groups
– Implies freedom of association
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Section 1
First Amendment Freedoms (cont.)
• Freedom to petition:
– Guarantees people can petition or make a formal request of the government
– Allows people to express their ideas to the government
The First Amendment
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Section 1
First Amendment Limits
All constitutional rights are limited. These limitations are necessary to ensure our other rights are protected.
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Section 1
First Amendment Limits (cont.)
• The First Amendment guarantees certain rights, but it also places some limits on those rights.
– Civil liberties interfering with the rights of others
– Rights of individuals balanced against the rights of the community
– Personal opinion as opposed to slander or libel
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Section 2-Main Idea
Guide to Reading
Big Idea
The Constitution of the United States establishes and protects fundamental rights and liberties.
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Section 2
Protecting the Rights of the Accused
In addition to the important civil liberties protected by the First Amendment, the other nine amendments in the Bill of Rights guarantee the right to fair legal treatment, as well as other freedoms.
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Section 2
Protecting the Rights of the Accused (cont.)
• Several amendments in the Bill of Rights guarantee fair treatment to people who are suspected or accused of committing a crime.
Rights of the Accused
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Section 2
Protecting the Rights of the Accused (cont.)
• Fourth Amendment:
– No unreasonable searches and seizures
– Search warrant required to search a suspect’s property
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Section 2
• Fifth Amendment:
– Indictment by a grand jury required to put someone on trial for a serious federal crime
– Protects against double jeopardy
– People cannot be forced to testify against themselves
Protecting the Rights of the Accused (cont.)
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Section 2
– Guarantees due process
– Limits the government’s power of eminent domain
Protecting the Rights of the Accused (cont.)
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Section 2
• Sixth Amendment:
– Requires the accused to be told exact nature of charges
– Provides right to a trial by jury
– Guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial
Protecting the Rights of the Accused (cont.)
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Section 2
– Ensures right to hear and question witnesses
– Assures defense by a lawyer
Protecting the Rights of the Accused (cont.)
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Section 2
• Eighth Amendment:
– Forbids excessive bail
– Forbids excessive fines
– Forbids “cruel and unusual punishments”
– Punishment in proportion to the crime
Protecting the Rights of the Accused (cont.)
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Section 2
Other Protections
In addition to the First Amendment freedoms and due process guarantees, the Bill of Rights includes other protections for American citizens.
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Section 2
Other Protections (cont.)
• The Bill of Rights assures citizens of other rights.
• Second Amendment:
– Each state maintain a militia
– The right to keep and bear arms
– Government control of the possession of weapons
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Section 2
Other Protections (cont.)
• Third Amendment prohibits soldiers moving into private homes without consent during peacetime.
• Seventh Amendment:
– Concerns civil cases
– Provides the right to a jury trial in federal courts
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Section 2
• Ninth Amendment:
– All other rights “retained by the people”
– Prevents claim that the only rights people have are listed in the Bill of Rights
Other Protections (cont.)
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Section 2
• Tenth Amendment:
– Powers that the Constitution doesn’t give to the national government belong to the states and the people
– Prevents Congress and the president from becoming too strong
Other Protections (cont.)
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Section 3-Main Idea
Guide to Reading
Big Idea
A constitution reflects the values and goals of the society that creates it.
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Section 3
Civil War Amendments
The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments are called the Civil War amendments because they grew out of that war.
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Section 3
Civil War Amendments (cont.)
• After the Civil War, several amendments were ratified that gave rights to formerly enslaved African Americans.
• Thirteenth Amendment:
– Outlawed slavery in the United States
– Outlawed forced labor except as punishment for a crime
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Section 3
Civil War Amendments (cont.)
• Fourteenth Amendment:
– Defined who was a United States citizen
– Required states to grant citizens “equal protection of the laws”
– Forbade state governments from interfering with citizen “privileges or immunities”
– Nationalization of the Bill of Rights and the Gitlow v. New York ruling
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Section 3
Civil War Amendments (cont.)
• Fifteenth Amendment:
– Guaranteed suffrage to African Americans
– Protected only men
Constitutional Amendments
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Section 3
Later Amendments
Amendments added to the Constitution in the twentieth century deal with a wide range of topics.
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Section 3
Later Amendments (cont.)
• A number of the amendments to the Constitution in the twentieth century addressed inequalities in voting and elections.
• Seventeenth Amendment:
– Allowed voters to directly elect their senators
– Gave Americans a greater voice in government
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Section 3
• Nineteenth Amendment:
– States previously made laws concerning woman suffrage
– Gave women the right to vote in national and state elections
Later Amendments (cont.)
• Twenty-third Amendment gave voting rights to people who live in the District of Columbia.
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Section 3
• Twenty-fourth Amendment:
– Trouble with the Fifteenth Amendment
– State poll taxes prevented many African Americans and poor whites from voting
– Outlawed poll taxes in federal elections
Later Amendments (cont.)
• Twenty-sixth Amendment guaranteed citizens 18 and older the right to vote.
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Section 4-Main Idea
Guide to Reading
Big Idea
Political, social, religious, and economic changes influence the way Americans think and act.
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Section 4
Struggle for Rights
Although amendments to the Constitution guaranteed rights to Americans, African Americans and other groups still did not enjoy civil rights.
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Section 4
Struggle for Rights (cont.)
• African Americans and others had to struggle against discrimination in order to secure their civil rights.
• Segregation is the social separation of races.
• Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas ruling against segregation
• Rosa Parks and boycott of the Montgomery bus system
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Section 4
Struggle for Rights (cont.)
• Martin Luther King, Jr., led nonviolent resistance.
• Demonstrations and sit-ins
• King’s “I Have a Dream” speech is inspirational.
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Section 4
• Civil Rights Act of 1964:
– Prohibited discrimination in public facilities, employment, education, and voter registration
– Banned discrimination by race, color, gender, religion, and national origin
Struggle for Rights (cont.)
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Section 4
The Struggle Continues
The struggle for equality in America has persisted and has extended to include many groups.
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Section 4
The Struggle Continues (cont.)
• The civil rights struggle began with African Americans but has grown to include many different groups.
• Voting Rights Act of 1965:
– Ensured that all citizens would have the opportunity to vote, regardless of race
– Renewed in 2006
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Section 4
The Struggle Continues (cont.)
• Affirmative action:
– Designed to make up for past discrimination
– Encouraged hiring and promoting minorities and women
– Considered by critics to discriminate against men and whites
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Section 4
The Struggle Continues (cont.)
• Continuing struggles:
– Workplace discrimination
– Racial profiling
– Hate crimes
Landmark Civil Rights Acts
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VS 1
Rights of Citizens
The Bill of Rights—the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution—guarantees certain basic rights to all Americans. The Bill of Rights ensures constitutional guarantees of
• freedom of expression and belief;
• individual security; and
• equal and fair treatment before the law.
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VS 2
Limits on Rights
• An individual’s rights must be balanced with the rights of others and the community’s health and safety.
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VS 3
Equality Under the Law
• Limits on rights must be reasonable and apply equally to all.
• This is especially critical in the courtroom, which is where the right to due process comes into play.
• Due process means that government may not act unfairly or arbitrarily but must follow a set of reasonable, fair, and standard procedures.
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VS 4
Civil Rights
• Civil rights are the protections granted in the Constitution that recognize all citizens must be treated equally under the law.
• In the United States at one time, there were widespread segregation laws.
• In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court ruled that separate-but-equal facilities were constitutional.
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VS 5
Civil Rights (cont.)
• In Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), the Court ruled for complete desegregation.
• The civil rights movement made possible the passage of legislation guaranteeing basic civil rights for all Americans.
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Figure 1
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Figure 2
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Figure 3
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Figure 4
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Vocab1
civil liberties
freedoms to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair legal treatment
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Vocab2
censorship
the banning of printed materials or films due to alarming or offensive ideas
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Vocab3
petition
a formal request for government action; a process by which candidates who are not affiliated with one of the two major parties can get on the ballot for the general election in most states
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Vocab4
slander
spoken untruths that are harmful to someone’s reputation
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Vocab5
libel
written untruths that are harmful to someone’s reputation
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Vocab6
media
a means of communication with large influence
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Vocab7
imply
something suggested rather than directly stated
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Vocab8
search warrant
a court order allowing law enforcement officers to search a suspect’s home or business and take specific items as evidence
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Vocab9
indictment
a formal charge by a grand jury
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Vocab10
grand jury
a group of citizens that decides whether there is sufficient evidence to accuse someone of a crime
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Vocab11
double jeopardy
putting someone on trial for a crime of which he or she was previously acquitted
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Vocab12
due process
following established legal procedures
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Vocab13
eminent domain
the right of government to take private property for public use
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Vocab14
bail
a sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused person returns for his or her trial
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Vocab15
proportion
the size or amount of something in relation to something else or to a whole
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Vocab16
involve
to take part in or include as a necessary component
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Vocab17
suffrage
the right to vote
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Vocab18
poll tax
a sum of money required of voters before they are permitted to cast a ballot
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Vocab19
violate
to fail to keep or to break, as in a law
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Vocab20
specify
to mention exactly or clearly
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Vocab21
discrimination
unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group
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Vocab22
segregation
the social separation of the races
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Vocab23
civil rights
the rights of full citizenship and equality under the law
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Vocab24
affirmative action
programs intended to make up for past discrimination by helping minority groups and women gain access to jobs and opportunities
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Vocab25
racial profiling
singling out an individual as a suspect due to appearance of ethnicity
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Vocab26
section
an area or division
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Vocab27
gender
a notation of the sex of a person
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