1. The First 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution

2. What are the Bill of Rights?
The first ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
introduced to the American Congress in 1789
Purpose = protect the individuals of the United States
protect their rights to property, their natural rights as individuals, and limit the Government’s power over the citizens. 

3. History
The ten Amendments that were originally placed into the Constitution were ratified in 1791 through the process of state voting and ratifying them one by one using a three-fourths majority vote of all the states.
it demonstrated the way in which the founders had structured the Constitution, making them amendable while still requiring a process to be followed

4. Who determines what the Bill of Rights means?
The Supreme Court makes rulings on the meaning
The Supreme Court balances the rights of the individual with the needs of society

5. Five Rights in the First Amendment
Freedom of…
Religion
Speech
Press
Assembly
Petition the Government

6. Free exercise of religion

7. Freedom of Religion - Government Cans Cannot
Teach about religions in school
Allow voluntary prayer in many examples
Transport students to a religious school
Read Bible for culture or literacy content
Set a state religion
Government cannot order a prayer
Teach religious doctrine in the school
Pay seminary teachers
Teach creationism

8. Freedom of Religion - The Person Can Cannot
Choose whatever religion
Lead a prayer in most examples
Ask questions about religions
Worship whomever you want
Break the law and claim it is religious belief
Raise children without education
Deprive children of basic needs

9. Freedom of speech

10. Free Speech – The Person Can
Say any political belief
Protest (without getting out of control)
Say things about someone that are true
Free speech means someone
might say something you
disagree with

11. Free speech— LIMITS Threats Sexual harassment
Create too much social chaos
Extremely crude language in a public place
Disrespectful, vulgar language
in schools
Hate crimes

12. Freedom of the Press

13. Freedom of the press - The Press Can Cannot
Print any political position
Expose wrongs by the government
Say things you might not agree with
Libel– intentionally injuring a person’s reputation by false facts
Disclose defense-security secrets
Detail how to make
certain weapons

14. Freedom of Assembly

15. Freedom of Assembly—Individual Can Cannot
Protest
Parade (with a permit)
Parade chanting hate slogan
Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows
Hang out on private land against owners will—loitering
Violate teen curfew

16. Petition the Government

17. Petition the government
You may sue the government for wrongs
You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs by the government
The courts decide the
wrongs

18. 2nd Amendment—Right to bear arms

19. What is the debate with the right to bear arms?
How much can the government keep guns from criminals and youth?
In order to keep guns away from criminals, does that limit the right of law abiding citizens?

20. Gun debate continued…..
Thousands of people die every year because of guns
Thousands of crimes are prevented because of guns
Shoes representing gun deaths.

21. Third Amendment
The Government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home without your permission.

22. Fourth Amendment
A policeman needs a warrant or probable cause in order to search someone’s belongings, home, or car.

23. Fifth Amendment
You cannot be tried for the same crime twice
The government cannot take
your land unless it pays.

24. Sixth Amendment
Right to speedy trial by impartial jury—meaning not favoring either side

25. Seventh Amendment
Guarantees the right to a jury trial

26. Eighth Amendment
No excessive bail
No cruel and unusual punishment

27. Ninth Amendment
The Bill of Rights cannot deny other rights previously held by the people.

28. Tenth Amendment
The states remain in charge within their own borders