1. THE BILL OF RIGHTS

2. General Information First 10 Amendments to the Constitution
Ratified in 1791
Essential component of LIMITED GOVERNMENT in the United States. (Takes power from the government and gives it to the people)
Who would want a bill of rights added to the constitution?

3. The FIRST Amendment Protects 5 basic freedoms Freedom of RELIGION
Freedom of SPEECH
Freedom of the PRESS
Freedom of ASSEMBLY
Freedom to PETITION the government

4. The SECOND Amendment Guarantees the right to BEAR ARMS

5. The THIRD Amendment
The National Government can never ask Americans to QUARTER soldiers

6. The FOURTH Amendment
Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures

7. The FIFTH Amendment
deals with the rights of accused criminals by providing for due process of law, forbidding double jeopardy, and preventing self-incrimination. (right to remain silent)

8. The SIXTH Amendment
Guarantees additional rights to people accused of crimes, including the rights to:
Be told the charges against you
A speedy and public trial by a jury
Confront your accusers
Call witnesses in your behalf
Have a lawyer

9. The SEVENTH Amendment
Guarantees the right to a jury trial in civil cases

10. The EIGHTH Amendment
Forbids “excessive” bail and “CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENTS”

11. The NINTH Amendment
Rights not mentioned in the constitution belong to the people.

12. The TENTH Amendment
Maintains that powers not specifically given to the federal government are reserved for the states

13. Scenario – All order and no freedom.
Imagine a society in which everything you do – from how you dress to what you eat to who you hang out with – is determined by the state. Police are everywhere, and there is essentially no crime. But individual expression does not exist.
What are the chief advantages and disadvantages of this type of social arrangement?