Today September 10th Muse’s History Haven Bell Ringer: What Amendment do you appreciate having the most because of the freedoms or rights that it gives you? Why? DLT: I can identify and explain how the Bill of Rights protects individual rights and liberties.

Newspaper Search through the Newspaper and find an article that is related to one of the first 10 amendments. Cut out the article and paste it on a white sheet of paper. Explain why it is related to the amendment you chose.

Bill of Rights 1) Each citizen has the right to the freedom of religion, speech, and press and is allowed to assemble and petition the government. 2) Everyone has the right to have a gun (for lawful purposes) and the right to form as a militia. 3) This prohibits the government from forcing citizens to quarter soldiers in their home during peacetime. It is provisionally allowed during war. 4) Citizens are protected from unwarranted search and seizure, and warrants must be specific and issued upon probable cause. 5) Citizens are protected from “double jeopardy” (being tried twice for the same crime), cannot be forced to incriminate themselves, and are generally protected from abuse at the hands of the courts. 6)Everyone has the right to a fair and unbiased trial by jury as well as the right to counsel (a lawyer). 7) In civil cases, the right to a trial by jury is still preserved; the case may not be reexamined in another court. 8) Cruel and unusual punishment may not be used upon a citizen, and bails may not be unreasonably high. 9) This amendment states that citizens hold rights that are not enumerated in the Constitution, and that those not enumerated are not necessarily not there. 10) If a right wasn’t given to the federal government or prohibited to the States in the Constitution, it is held by either the States or the people.