1. The Bill of Rights

2. 1st Amendment – Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of the Press
Right to peacefully assemble
Right to petition the government

3. Second Amendment – The right to bear arms
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

4. Third Amendment – No Quartering Act
Soldiers may not be housed in private residences in the United States during time of peace or war without just compensation

5. 4th Amendment – No unreasonable search and seizure

6. 5th Amendment – rights of the accused
Guarantees due process
Must be accused of a crime to be jailed
(This is called Habeus Corpus)
No double jeopardy
You can’t be tried twice for the same crime
No self-incrimination
You are not required to answer questions about your own guilt or innocence

7. Bell Ringer 9/28
Which governmental problem occurred under the Articles of Confederation?
1)Congress constantly overrode the President’s vetoes.
2)The Supreme Court issued a series of unenforceable decisions
3)The states frequently did not cooperate with each other.
4)The President often ignored the advice of his cabinet.

8. 6th Amendment – additional rights of the accused
Trial by jury of ones peers
Fair representation
Everyone gets a lawyer,
If you can’t afford one,
you are given one.

9. 7th Amendment – Civil Trials
Jury in civil trials-
Civil trials are divorce proceedings, suing for damages or disputes between individuals unrelated to a criminal offense.

10. 8th Amendment – No Cruel and Unusual Punishments
- You can’t have your toe nails pulled out for stealing a pack of gum. The punishment must match the crime.

11. 9th Amendment -
Specifies that the rights listed in the Bill of Rights are not the only rights of the people. (You have lots not listed in the Bill of Rights)

12. 10th Amendment –
- “All powers not Delegated to the Federal Government are Reserved for the States.” *(This is Federalism)

13. Bell Ringer 10/2
Since the late 1700s, the Mississippi River has been a vital waterway because it
(1) divided the northern territories from the southern territories
(2) allowed American farmers direct access to Canadian markets
(3) connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
(4) provided farmers and merchants an outlet to the Gulf of Mexico

14. Bell Ringer 10/5
To prevent tyranny, the authors of the Constitution drew on Montesquieu’s concept of
(1) religious liberty
(2) universal suffrage
(3) separation of powers
(4) supremacy of the nobility