1. Bill of Rights

2. No Warm-up
Pick up a handout from the front table and have a seat.

3. The 1st Amendment Freedom of Religion Freedom of Speech
Establishment Clause – government cannot establish a religion
Free Exercise Clause – government cannot prohibit you from practicing religion
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of the Press
Right to Assembly
Right to Petition
Which right do you use the most?
Which is the most important?
Which is the least important?

4. The 2nd Amendment
The Right to Bear Arms

5. The 3rd and 4th Amendments
3rd - No Quartering of Soldiers in Times of Peace
4th - Protection Against Unreasonable Search and Seizure

6. Stations
For each station, with your group come up with an example for what you CAN DO because of that part of the amendment, and one thing you CANNOT DO because of that part of the amendment.
You’ll have 3 minutes at each station.

7. Warm-up
Get out your worksheet on the Bill of Rights from yesterday.

8. The 5th Amendment
No Double Jeopardy (Can’t be charged with the same crime twice)
Protection against self-incrimination
Guarantee of Due Process of Law

9. The 6th Amendment: rights in a criminal trial
Right to a Criminal Trial by Jury
Trial must be speedy, public
Must be in the state where the crime was committed
Right to legal counsel
Right to call witnesses favorable to the defendant

10. The 7th Amendment: rights in a civil trial
Right to a Civil Trial
Civil – not criminal, typically a lawsuit for money or to repeal a government action

11. The 8th Amendment
Protection Against Cruel and Unusual Punishment

12. The 9th and 10th Amendments
9th - Rights Retained by the People
In other words, just because a right isn’t listed here in the Constitution doesn’t mean that people don’t have that right
10th - Powers Reserved for the States
All powers that are not given to the national government are reserved for the states

13. Court cases
For your group’s case, discuss what amendment is being interpreted, and how they interpreted it (how do we apply that amendment to real life situations?)

14. How did you do in naming the first amendment rights?
How did the average American do?
Are you surprised by the outcome?
What is one cause of such low civil liberty literacy?
What is one consequence of it?
What is one solution?
If you don’t know your rights, do you really have those rights?