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1 Constitution Day 2015 ACLU of Indiana

2 What Is A Constitution? Photo by Rosie O'BeirnePhoto by Rosie O'Beirne http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosieobeirne/4089435995/

3 Why Are Constitutions Important? Responsibilities, Rights, and Roles

4 Freedom of Religion Why is individual freedom of religion important? Why shouldn’t the government endorse one religion?

5 Freedom of Speech Why is the freedom of speech important?

6 Prohibition of Searches and Seizures 4 th Amendment: Rules for search and seizure!

7 Equal Protection Why should we treat people equally? Does equality = same rules for everyone?

8 Periodic Elections Why is it important to vote?

9 Three Branches of Government Why is it important to limit the government?

10 So Why Constitution Day? Why should you care?

11 Constitution Quiz

12 What is a constitution? George Washingon commons.wikimedia.org

13 How and why do we limit government? John Adams en.wikipedia.org

14 Name some rights we discussed James Madison en.wikipedia.org

15 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

16 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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