UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION

BILL OF RIGHTS

WHAT ARE THE BILL OF RIGHTS??

• Before many of the 13 states would ratify (approve) the Constitution, they believed there needed to be a protection of our basic human rights.

• The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights and were added in 1791.

WHAT DO THE BILL OF RIGHTS PROTECT?

• AMENDMENT 1: protects freedom of speech, religion, petition, assembly and press

• TYPES OF SPEECH– Pure speech – speaking– Symbolic speech – using symbols and actions to get a point

across (i.e. flag burning)• UNPROTECTED SPEECH

– Seditious speech – calling for the violent overthrow of the government

– Fighting words – language so inflammatory that the only reaction to them is a violent one

– Slander – lying about a person to damage their character– Speech that presents a clear and present danger

Which 1st Amendment Right is Donald Trump Violating?

• http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/08/politics/donald-trump-ban-muslims/index.html

WHAT DO THE BILL OF RIGHTS PROTECT?

• AMENDMENT 2: protects the right to bear arms

• AMENDMENT 3: no quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner’s permission

WHAT DO THE BILL OF RIGHTS PROTECT?

• AMENDMENT FOUR: protects against unreasonable searches and seizures– Search warrant: court order granting

authorities permission to search a specific location

– Arrest warrant: court order granting authorities to seize individuals suspected of a crime

WHAT DO THE BILL OF RIGHTS PROTECT: FIFTH AMENDMENT

• Due process of law: right of every citizen to be protected from arbitrary action by the government

• Protection against self-incrimination• Protection against double jeopardy• Indictment by a grand jury

– Indictment: formal list of criminal charges against an individual

• Protection in cases of eminent domain (power of the government to take private land for public use with fair compensation)

WHAT DO THE BILL OF RIGHTS PROTECT?

• AMENDMENT SIX: guarantees the accused an attorney and a trial by a jury of his/her peers

• AMENDMENT SEVEN: guarantees a jury trial in civil cases

• AMENDMENT EIGHT: protects against cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail and fines

• AMENDMENT NINE: people have more rights than what is stated in the Constitution

• AMENDMENT TEN: reinforces federalism

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Bill of Rights BCR Citizens of a newly independent country are drafting a constitution. They have requested your help in selecting the two most important rights in the First Amendment to the US Constitution to include in their constitution.A.Choose TWO First Amendment rights from the US Constitution that you think should be included.

B.Identify your choices and explain why you think they should be included.

C.Include details and examples to support your answer

Bill of Rights Outline• Write an introductory paragraph. (Rewrite part of the

question, so the reader knows what your BCR is about.)• Choose a right from the 1st amendment that you believe

is very important:– Explain why this is so important– Give an example

• Choose a second right from the 1st amendment that you believe is very important:

– Explain why this is so important– Give an example

• Write conclusion paragraph