1. What Are Our Rights? Troy University (Main Campus) Student Support Services

2. Click on video link below:  YouTube - Just The Facts: The US Bill of Rights and Constitutional Amendments Trailer or click on: YouTube - Just The Facts: The US Bill of Rights and Constitutional Amendments Trailer  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_xvmBD LYZk&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_xvmBD LYZk&feature=related

3.  To present an overview of the U. S. Bill of Rights.  To encourage students to think critically about their rights as citizens.  To encourage students to discuss government documents.

4.  What is the Bill of Rights?  Collective term for the 1 st 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution  What is the Constitution?  The supreme law of the United States of America  Adopted September 17,1787

5.  Freedom of religion  Freedom of speech  Freedom of press  Right to assemble peacefully  Right to petition for redress of greivances

6.  Right to keep and bear arms

7.  Prohibition of quartering troops (without consent of the owner)

8.  Prohibition of search and seizure without reason

9.  Prohibition of arrest for answering any capital or infamous crime  Protection from double jeopardy  Prohibition of taking private property for public use

10.  Protection of rights of the accused  Permission for trial by jury  Right to counsel

11.  Compulsory civil trial by jury

12.  Protection from excessive bail  Prohibition of imposing excessive fines  Prohibition of cruel and unusual punishments

13.  Preservation of certain rights that are not enumerated in the Bill of Rights, but are retained by the people

14.  Reservation of certain powers to the states and/or people that are not delegated to the national government by the US constitution