1. Section 1: Adding the Bill of Rights
Section Reading Support Transparency
Section Outline
I. The Amendment Process
II. The Debate in Congress
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2. Section 1: Adding the Bill of Rights
Main Idea
Key Terms
After some debate, the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to protect Americans’ individual rights and freedoms.
Bill of Rights
Amendment process
Convention
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3. Section 1: Adding the Bill of Rights
The Amendment Process
Bill of Rights
List of ______________’ rights
The _________________________insisted on this addition to the Constitution.
Amendment Process
The way that _______________or_____________ are made to the Constitution.
National Convention
An ___________________ that may propose amendments
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4. Section 1: Adding the Bill of Rights
The Debate in Congress
Congress, June 1789
___________________ declared that Americans believed that the Constitution did not adequately protect their rights.
Congress, August 1789
Congress begins preparing the Bill of Rights
Influences include the ________________, the ______________________, the ___________________, and __________________
Congress, December 15, 1791
The _______________________ (Bill of Rights) are ratified and become part of the Constitution.
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5. The Bill of Rights: Section 1
Color Transparency: Foundations of Our American Rights
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6. The Bill of Rights: Section 1
Color Transparency: Foundations of Our American Rights
1. What document was a first step toward individual rights for all English people?
2. What rights turned up most often in these statements of individual rights?
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7. The Bill of Rights: Section 1
Section Reading Support Transparency
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