Bill of Rights
No Warm-up Pick up a handout from the front table and have a seat.
The 1st Amendment Freedom of Religion Freedom of Speech Establishment Clause – government cannot establish a religion Free Exercise Clause – government cannot prohibit you from practicing religion Freedom of Speech Freedom of the Press Right to Assembly Right to Petition Which right do you use the most? Which is the most important? Which is the least important?
The 2nd Amendment The Right to Bear Arms
The 3rd and 4th Amendments 3rd - No Quartering of Soldiers in Times of Peace 4th - Protection Against Unreasonable Search and Seizure
Stations For each station, with your group come up with an example for what you CAN DO because of that part of the amendment, and one thing you CANNOT DO because of that part of the amendment. You’ll have 3 minutes at each station.
Warm-up Get out your worksheet on the Bill of Rights from yesterday.
The 5th Amendment No Double Jeopardy (Can’t be charged with the same crime twice) Protection against self-incrimination Guarantee of Due Process of Law
The 6th Amendment: rights in a criminal trial Right to a Criminal Trial by Jury Trial must be speedy, public Must be in the state where the crime was committed Right to legal counsel Right to call witnesses favorable to the defendant
The 7th Amendment: rights in a civil trial Right to a Civil Trial Civil – not criminal, typically a lawsuit for money or to repeal a government action
The 8th Amendment Protection Against Cruel and Unusual Punishment
The 9th and 10th Amendments 9th - Rights Retained by the People In other words, just because a right isn’t listed here in the Constitution doesn’t mean that people don’t have that right 10th - Powers Reserved for the States All powers that are not given to the national government are reserved for the states
Court cases For your group’s case, discuss what amendment is being interpreted, and how they interpreted it (how do we apply that amendment to real life situations?)
How did you do in naming the first amendment rights? How did the average American do? Are you surprised by the outcome? What is one cause of such low civil liberty literacy? What is one consequence of it? What is one solution? If you don’t know your rights, do you really have those rights?