1. The Bill of Rights

2. Bill of Rights First _________ Amendments to the U.S. Constitution Part of the agreement with anti-Federalists to secure ratification of the Constitution 12 Amendments were proposed by Congress on ___________________________________ On ___________________, 10 of these Amendments were ratified by the states, becoming the Bill of Rights –One of the other two would finally be ratified in 1992, becoming the 27 th Amendment –The other one is still unratified, to this day

3. First Amendment ___________________ Freedoms-Freedom of: –____________- ______________-_____________ –_________________- _______________________ ____________________________ clause –government cannot establish ________________________ ______________________; separation of ______________ and state; different from other countries like Islamic Iran or China that discourages religion ____________ ____________________clause –protection of _______________________ right to worship and believe w/out government interference

4. First Amendment Free Speech –_________________: ___________________ to blow up airplanes, schools, or the president Sexual _______________ Create too much social __________________ Extremely crude language in a _________________ forum Disrespectful, vulgar language in ___________ _______________ crimes Free Speech –__________________: Say any ______________ belief Protest (without getting out of control) Say things about someone that are true Burn the ________________ Say _____________________ & hate slogans Free speech means someone might say something you disagree with.

5. First Amendment Free Speech –Limits for ______________________: Public school students _________________ give up their right to free speech/expression when they enter a public school; however, through various rulings the state & Supreme Courts have allowed school officials to ____________________________ certain types of student expression. –School officials may _________________ speech that substantially disrupts the school environment or that invades the rights of others. –School officials can restrict student speech that is __________ –School districts _________ have the right to set dress code/uniform requirements/restrictions.

6. First Amendment _____________ ________________ – intentionally injuring a person’s reputation by ______________ facts Disclose ___________ government secrets Detail how to make a certain _____________ __________ Print ___________ political position ________________ of people, especially politicians _____________ wrongs by the government Say things you might not agree with Freedom of the ___________________:

7. First Amendment Freedom of _____________________ –Congress shall ________________________... Abridging... The people to peaceably assemble.”

8. First Amendment ________________ Protest by throwing ____________ & breaking ____________ Hang out (______________) on private land without owner’s permission __________ _______________ Parade (with a ______________) Parade chanting hate slogans Gather in public Freedom of Assembly

9. __________________ the Government “Congress shall make no law... Abridging... the people... to __________________ the government for a ______________________ _____ _________________________.” First Amendment

10. _________________ the government You may ___________ the government for wrongs. You cannot be ________________________ for exposing wrongs by the government. The __________________ decide the wrongs. First Amendment

11. Second Amendment Guarantees the right to _______________ & ________________ arms Needed for well-equipped citizen army for its own _______________________

12. Second Amendment Debate between _______________ and our 2 nd amendment rights has led to continual argument the _________________ ______________ has ruled that the federal and state governments can ______________________ any weapon types not having a "reasonable relationship to the preservation or efficiency of a well regulated militia"

13. Third Amendment __________________ the _______________________ of soldiers in peacetime w/out dweller’s consent –Not really applicable anymore, but it was important when the Bill of Rights was crafted

14. Fourth Amendment __________________ unreasonable searches and seizures of persons or property Probable cause –reasonable grounds to believe that a suspect has committed a crime before making an arrest Search warrant court order that authorizes police to search the scene of a suspected crime Sometimes referred to as the “________________” amendment, even though the word privacy isn’t in it

15. Fifth Amendment __________________ rights to: –Trial by _____________ - due ________________ of law –Fair payment when private property is taken for public use Due process of law –government may not act unfairly or unreasonably; federal government cannot deprive citizen of “life, liberty, property” without reason –___________________- laws must be carried out by a method that is fair, orderly, & reasonable –____________________- laws themselves must be reasonable ________________: –Compulsory ______________--__________________________-“Take the 5 th; ” can’t testify against yourself –Double jeopardy-being tried twice for the ___________________ same crime

16. Sixth Amendment Guarantees rights to people ________________ ___________ ____ _________________: –________________________ and public trial by impartial jury –Right to _________________________________ against you –Counsel (________________) ___________________: –The accused person (or their lawyer) to ____________________ ___________________________ witnesses against him/her –_____________________ testimony from witnesses in his/her favor Miranda v. Arizona (1966) –must be clearly informed of your rights before conviction (____________________ ___________________)

17. Seventh Amendment Guarantees the right to have a _______________ by ________________ in civil cases involving __________________ or more –Not very applicable any more, and can be waived, but when the Bill of Rights was crafted, $20 was a lot of money

18. Eighth Amendment ____________________: –__________________________ bail and fines –__________________ and __________________________ punishments

19. Ninth Amendment The people have ______________________ in ____________________ to those specified in the Constitution

20. Tenth Amendment Powers neither _____________________ to the national government nor _______________________ to the states are _______________________to the states or to the people