1. Bill of Rights How do you organize the gov’t?
1st 10 Amendments (Amendment = added law)
Bill of Rights
(protect individual freedoms from governmental power)

2. How do you organize the gov’t?
To propose an amendment – 2/3 of both houses of Congress have to agree (or states)
Amendment needs to be ratified – ¾ of states must approve
Only 27 Amendments have been approved

3. Bill of Rights Ted Ed

4. How do you organize the gov’t
How do you organize the gov’t? The Bill of Rights – First 10 Amendments to the Constitution
Amendment 1
“Basic Freedoms”
Freedom of Religion
Ppl free to worship
Freedom of Speech
Free to say and hear what you want
Freedom of the Press
Free to print and read what you want
Freedom of Assembly
Ppl are free to meet with others
peacefully (marches, rallies)

5. How do you organize the gov’t? The Bill of Rights
Amendment 1 (cont’d)
Right to Petition Govt
Have the right to
petition (ask) the govt
to do something (laws)
Amendment 2
Ppl have the right to
bear arms (weapons)
Amendment 3
Ppl cannot be forced to
take soldiers into their
homes during peacetime

6. How do you organize the gov’t? The Bill of Rights
Amendment 4
No Unreasonable Searches
Police cannot search a person
or property without a search
warrant from a judge
Amendment 5
Rights of “Accused” ppl
Courts must follow same fair rules in all cases brought to trial – ppl treated fairly = “due process”
Ppl cannot be forced to
confess or testify against
themselves – “plead the Fifth”

7. How do you organize the gov’t? The Bill of Rights
Amendment 5 (cont’d)
Ppl cannot be tried twice
for the same crime
Amendment 6
Rights of the “Accused”
Ppl accused of crimes can have
a trial by jury , a lawyer, witnesses
Amendment 7
Ppl can have a jury trial
in civil cases = disputes
about money or property

8. How do you organize the gov’t. The Bill of Rights
How do you organize the gov’t? The Bill of Rights ..\7th Grade 3rd Qtr\constitution bill of rights rap.mp4
Amendment 8
“Rights of the Accused”
Courts may not set bail too
high. Bail = $ that ppl pay in
order to go free until trial (it’s
returned at the trial) NO “cruel and unusual punishment”. Punishment should be fair
Amendment 9
Other Rights
Ppl have other rights, not
just ones in Constitution
Amendment 10
Limits on Power
Powers not given to federal govt belong to ppl or state