1. The Bill of Rights Pt. 1

2. Word you must know… Amendment: a change made by correction, addition, or deletion

3. Federalists and Anti-Federalists When the Constitution was being drafted, two factions emerged with differing opinions on the new Constitution Federalists: favored a strong central government at the expense of states rights Anti-Federalists: were suspicious of a large central government that could potentially abuse basic freedoms In an attempt to appease the Anti-Federalists, 10 amendments that ensured basic freedoms were drafted and dubbed the “Bill of Rights”

6. The Bill of Rights First 10 amendments to the Constitution that guarantee basic rights that protect the individual Ratified by the states in 1791 Guaranteed basic rights such as freedom of speech, religion, the press, right to bear arms, and established laws that protect the accused Heavily influenced by American experiences during the War of Independence and the English Bill of Rights

8. First Amendment “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances” Directions: Copy the text. Then underline and number the different rights you can identify.

9. Case Study: Are there limits to freedom of religion? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwBVcsWYJd8 Should snake-handling churches be outlawed..?

10. Second and Third Amendment Second amendment provides the right to “bear arms”, which gives citizens the right to own weapons Third Amendment restricts the quartering of soldiers in private homes Both of these amendments were influenced by American experiences during the American Revolution However, are there limits, especially for the second amendment?

11. Case Study: Are there limits to the Second Amendment? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ror9v2LwHoY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq045HrjY2g Should you be able to purchase any weapon you’d like?

12. Fourth and Fifth Amendment Fourth amendment protects citizens against unreasonable search and seizures and requires the use of warrants for arrests Fifth amendment protects against double jeopardy, self- incrimination, and guarantees rights of due process Both of these amendments were also heavily influenced by the American Revolution The main critique of these two amendments is that it overprotects criminals

13. Quiz yourself… 1. What is the Bill of Rights? 2. Why was the Bill of Rights needed in order to ratify the Constitution? 3. What are some of the rights outlined in the 1 st amendment? 4. What does the second amendment include? 5. What does it mean when someone “pleads the fifth”?