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Lawful Action What two laws are the most critical laws that have ever been put down on the books? Why do you think these two laws are the most important and what would our world look like if there was no law like this?
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Plan of action for today
First finish going over the flow of how a bill becomes a law Watch Schoolhouse Rock on a bill Look at the bill of rights and compare
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Only a Bill Looking at how bills are created in the Georgia general assembly (GA legislature) Turn to page 540 and follow the steps and summarize them in the boxes found here If you want more information about what we talked about today turn to pages
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U.S. Bill of Rights The first ten amendments to the US constitution
A list of rights and freedoms found in both the Georgia and US constitution Really was initiated by the Intolerable acts Lists the rights of every free American
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Bill of Rights list Freedom of Religion, Press and Speech
Bear Arms (have guns) No quartering act No unreasonable searches Fair and legal Trial Speedy Trial Right to a trial by jury No cruel and unusual punishment Have rights not listed in constitution Power that is not in the constitution belongs to the states and people
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GA B.O.R. differences Paragraph 1: Life, liberty, and Property
Paragraph 3: Worship God like they want Paragraph 11: Can’t use banishment or whipping as a crime Paragraph 28: Fishing and hunting will be preserved in Georgia
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