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Constitution Day 2015 ACLU of Indiana
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What Is A Constitution? Photo by Rosie O'BeirnePhoto by Rosie O'Beirne http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosieobeirne/4089435995/
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Why Are Constitutions Important? Responsibilities, Rights, and Roles
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Freedom of Religion Why is individual freedom of religion important? Why shouldn’t the government endorse one religion?
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Freedom of Speech Why is the freedom of speech important?
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Prohibition of Searches and Seizures 4 th Amendment: Rules for search and seizure!
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Equal Protection Why should we treat people equally? Does equality = same rules for everyone?
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Periodic Elections Why is it important to vote?
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Three Branches of Government Why is it important to limit the government?
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So Why Constitution Day? Why should you care?
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Constitution Quiz
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What is a constitution? George Washingon commons.wikimedia.org
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How and why do we limit government? John Adams en.wikipedia.org
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Name some rights we discussed James Madison en.wikipedia.org
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Name some rights we didn’t discuss Susan B. Anthony, social reformer and feminist who played a pivotal role in the 1920 women’s suffrage movement (voting) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sus an_B._Anthony Henry Frye, the first black chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, was prevented by a literacy test from registering to vote in 1956. www.nytimes.com/2015/07/29/magazine/voting-rights-act-dream-undone.html
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Happy Constitution Day!! Award-winning mural by students at Hasten Hebrew Academy in Indianapolis, 2013 FUN WAYS TO LEARN ALL YEAR! https://constitutionday.aclu.org/https://constitutionday.aclu.org/
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