1. Reviewing AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
MODULE 3A. THE BILL OF RIGHTS
Reviewing AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

2. LEARNING TARGET 8
Relate one of the arguments over the need for a bill of rights to the wording of one of the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution of the United States.
A key argument during the course of the debate over the ratification of the U.S. Constitution concerned the need for a bill of rights.

3. IS A BILL OF RIGHTS NECESSARY?
Federalists - No
pointed to protections included in the original Constitution - powers of the national government are enumerated and limited
Anti-Federalists - Yes
argued protections in original Constitution were inadequate
Federalists pledged to offer a bill of rights in order to secure sufficient votes in the state ratifying conventions
Massachusetts and Virginia proposed amendments to the Constitution, including amendments to protect the rights of citizens

4. AMENDMENTS 1-9 Bill of Rights, first ten amendments, ratified in 1791
Amendments 1-9 addressed needs for individual rights - reflect the principle of limited government
Government cannot…
1st Amendment - take away freedom of speech, petition, assembly, press and religion
2nd Amendment - take away the right to keep and bear arms
3rd Amendment - house soldiers in homes with consent of the owner
4th Amendment - conduct unreasonable search and seizures

5. AMENDMENTS 1-9 (continued)
Amendments 1-9 addressed needs for individual rights - reflect the principle of limited government
Government cannot …
5th Amendment - take away life, liberty, or property, without due process of law
6th Amendment - deny citizens a fair and speedy trial
7th Amendment - deny citizens a trial by jury
8th Amendment - subject citizens to citizens to cruel and unusual punishment
9th Amendment - rights of citizens are not limited to the the ones specifically listed in the Constitution

6. AMENDMENT 10
Amendment 10 - addressed the principles of limited government and federalism
Powers of the national government are enumerated (specifically stated) and limited
Other powers are reserved to the states or the people

7. REVIEW AND PRACTICE
As you watch the video below, take notes on how the Bill of Rights reflects the debates over ratification of the Constitution.

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REVIEW AND PRACTICE
Highlight the correct answer to the question below. The 4th Amendment is shown. “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”
Which issue is addressed by the 4th Amendment? A. religious freedom B. protection from torture C. right to keep and bear arms D. private property rights
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REVIEW AND PRACTICE
Move two of the amendments into the blank boxes to show which amendment addressed each Antifederalist concern.
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Antifederalist Concerns
Amendment
“What security is there, that a man shall be furnished with a full and plain description of the charges against him? That he shall be allowed to produce all proof he can in his favor?”
“In the bills of rights of the States it is declared, that a well regulated militia is the proper and natural defense of a free government.”
1st Amendment
rights to freedom of speech and religion
2nd Amendment
right to keep and bear arms
6th Amendment protections for rights of the accused

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REVIEW AND PRACTICE
Answer the question below in the space provided. “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” - Amendment 10
Federalists believed that a bill of rights was unnecessary and even dangerous. Any list of rights, they argued, would be incomplete. Such a list might indirectly endanger any rights not included on it. How did the 10th Amendment address this concern?
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11. REVIEW AND PRACTICE
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