1. Get your notebook and sit down quietly
Bill of Rights Review
Get your notebook and sit down quietly

2. Bell Ringer – 3 minutes
2. Why does the U.S. Supreme Court continue to debate the constitutionality of the death penalty?
Citizens are protected from unreasonable search and seizure.
Citizens are protected from cruel and unusual punishment.
Citizens are protected against double jeopardy.
Citizens are protected against unfair trials.
1. What is one of the five freedoms protected by the First Amendment?
Freedom of speech
Freedom from self-incrimination
Freedom from unreasonable search and seizure
Freedom from cruel and unnatural punishments
Answers: 1 is A, 2 is B

3. “I Do”
The Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, also lists many individual rights.
The Bill of Rights guarantees that the government will not interfere with these rights of the people.
These rights can also be referred to as freedoms.
1st Amendment
Freedom of religious exercise; freedom from government establishing religion. Freedom of speech. Freedom to assemble. Freedom to petition the government. Freedom of the press.
2nd Amendment
Right to bear arms for a well regulated militia
3rd Amendment
Freedom from quartering (housing) soldiers
4th Amendment
Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures. Warrants must only be issued upon probable cause, and shall be specific
5th Amendment
Criminal indictments must be by grand jury. Freedom from double jeopardy. Freedom from testifying against oneself. Right to face accusers. Right to due process. Right of just compensation for taking private property(eminent domain)
6th Amendment
Right to speedy trial. Right to impartial jury. Right to be informed of the charges upon which the accused is held. Right to face accusers. Right to produce witnesses for the accused. Right to legal counsel.
7th Amendment
Right to jury trial in civil cases. Facts found by a jury cannot be reexamined by another court.
8th Amendment
Freedom from excessive bail or fines. Freedom from cruel or unusual punishment
9th Amendment
Individuals have rights in addition to the rights listed in the other amendments and Constitution. The right to privacy is among those identified by the U.S. Supreme Court as being a 9th Amendment right.
10th Amendment
The federal government has only those powers specifically granted by the Constitution, any power not listed is left to the states or the people.
Discuss the significance of each amendment. Check for understanding of the first and fifth amendments, as they each have multiple parts.

4. Amendment that protects the right
“We Do” Work with a partner to identify the right violated in each scenario and the amendment that protects that right.
Scenario
Right Violated
Amendment that protects the right
Juanita lives near a factory that puts foul-smelling smoke in the air. Juanita and her neighbors call a meeting at Juanita’s house to discuss what they can do about the smoke. However, the police block the entrance to the home and tell people that they do not have the right to hold a meeting.
The government lacked money to support the nation’s military forces. To save money, General Pulp ordered that troops be placed in the homes of people living close to military bases. Midge lived next to an army base, and two soldiers moved into her house, even though she did not want them there.
Brendan is accused of armed robbery and given a trial. The jury finds Brendan not guilty. The next day the prosecutor decides that the verdict was not correct, and he orders Brendan arrested and tried for the crime again.
Mike is in his house watching television when two policemen knock at the door. They accuse Mike of having stolen property, enter the house, and take several things that they say do not belong to Mike. When he asks if the policemen have permission to take his things, they just laugh and leave with the property.
Answers: 1. Right to assembly/1st Amendment, 2. No Quartering of Soldiers/3rd Amendment, 3. Double Jeopardy/5th Amendment, 4. Unreasonable Search and Seizure/4th Amendment

5. Bell Ringer Check for Understanding
2. Why does the U.S. Supreme Court continue to debate the constitutionality of the death penalty?
Citizens are protected from unreasonable search and seizure.
Citizens are protected from cruel and unusual punishment.
Citizens are protected against double jeopardy.
Citizens are protected against unfair trials.
1. What is one of the five freedoms protected by the First Amendment?
Freedom of speech
Freedom from self-incrimination
Freedom from unreasonable search and seizure
Freedom from cruel and unnatural punishments
Answers: 1 is A, 2 is B

6. “You Do” – Let’s Practice!
2. The statement below was made by Thomas Jefferson in a 1786 letter to John Jay.
. . . our liberty, which cannot be guarded but by the freedom of the press . . .
Why should this freedom be guarded?
A. to provide the news media with a guaranteed profit
B. to keep the news media from controlling the political process
C. to provide the government with an accurate information source
D. to keep the government from becoming the primary information source
1. Juanita was accused of shoplifting in a neighborhood department store. She went to trial and the jury found her to be “not guilty”. However, the storeowner found video footage after the trial, proving that Juanita did shoplift. The owner takes this evidence to the district attorney. How will the district attorney respond?
With this evidence, Juanita will probably be convicted on her second trial.
Juanita cannot be convicted because she was not advised of her right to legal counsel.
Juanita cannot be tried again because this would violate the ban on “double jeopardy”.
After seeing this evidence, Juanita may admit her wrongdoing and plead guilty to a lesser charge.
3. Which three rights are guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?
Freedom of speech, right to work, right to petition the government
Right to bear arms, right to a speedy trial, right to an education
Freedom of speech, right to bear arms, right to a speedy trial
Right to vote, right to work, right to a speedy trial
Answers: 1 is C, 2 is D, 3 is C

7. Video time! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWYFwl93uCM
Judicial Review
Video time!

8. Supreme Court Worthy Read page 134 in the Gateway book
Read the scenarios and decide “Is this Supreme Court Worthy?”

9. Exit Slip Answer the following in your interactive journal:
What rights are protected by the Bill of Rights?
What are the rights specifically protected in the First and Fifth Amendments?