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Shutter foldable adapted from Dinah Zike, Comfort, TX.Image credit: NARA #1408042

USI.7b Bill of Rights to the United States ConstitutionDirections: Copy the template front to back to produce a two-sided document. Using the copied template, place

the paper scroll side down. Fold the paper in half, lightly pinching the top and bottom to mark where ahamburger crease would be. Using the pinched places as a guide, fold the sides to the middle,making shutters meet in the middle. The graphic organizer blocks should show on in the inside whenthe shutters are open; the scroll and the title are on the outside when the shutters are closed.

Inside the shutters, write details about the key philosophies in the Declaration of Independence, usingthe graphic organizer blocks as a guide for each of the 4 points.

Add drawings beside the statements to show additional meaning.

Answer Key: Taken from page 22 of the 2008 Curriculum FrameworkThe Bill of Rights

Based on the Virginia Declaration of Rights (George Mason) and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (ThomasJefferson)

These first ten amendments to the Constitution provide a written guarantee of individual rights (e.g., freedom of speech,freedom of religion).

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Shutter foldable adapted from Dinah Zike, Comfort, TX.Image credit: NARA #1408042

USI.7b the Bill of RightsTo the United States Constitution

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cataloged under the ARC Identified 1408042

Theill ofRightsTo theUnitedStatesConstitution

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Based on twoother documents:

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The Bill of Rights:1. Protects freedom of speech, press,

religion, and petition

2. Protects right to keep and bear arms3. Prohibits forced quartering of soldiers

during war time4. Prohibits unreasonable search and

seizure5. Sets rules concerning prosecution6. Protects the right to a speedy trial,

witnesses, etc.7. Provides the right to a trial by jury8. Prevents excessive fines and bail, and

cruel punishment9. Asserts existence of rights by the

people10.Limits powers of the federal

Government preserving statesrights

The Bill of Rightsis also known as:

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It provides awritten guarantee

of:

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Examples:___________________________________________________________________________

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