The Constitution and the Bill of Rights

Do NOW!  Seat, Quiet, Bellringer!...pleeeease?

Bellringer!  I’m Just a Bill – Schoolhouse Rock  In your own words, describe what a bill is and how a bill becomes a law…

Summarizing Historical Texts  Read the content on Page 180 under the title “Summarizing Historical Texts”  Next, complete the “You Try It!” Activity on Page 181

The Federal System  A system that divides power between the states and the federal government  Delegated powers  Certain powers assigned to the national government; Ex – right to coin $$  Reserved powers  Powers kept by the states; Ex – creating local govts.  Concurrent powers  Those powers shared by the national and state govts.; Ex – taxing  The Elastic Clause  Congress may “make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper” for carrying out its duties

The Preamble!

The Articles of the Constitution…  And their sections!

Homework…  Create a graphic organizer outlining the checks and balances each branch of the government holds on the others  Use your textbooks and the computer to find examples.

October 27, 2014

Do Now…  After quietly taking your seat, take out your homework from last week (Graphic Organizer and Vocabulary), pass them down to the end of the row to be collected  Turn to your Bellringer! Section, be ready to use your “Preamble” worksheet

Bellringer!  List the six goals of the U.S. Constitution according to the Preamble…  For each goal, write a one sentence summary explaining what the goal means.

The Preamble  To form a more perfect union  Getting the states to work together as a united nation  To establish ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­justice  Creating a system where every law is the same for every American  To insure domestic tranquility  Giving the government the power to keep the peace at home

The Preamble  To provide for the common defense  Gives the government the ability to raise an army and navy to protect US from foreign attacks  To promote the general welfare  The government has the power to take action in order to make life in the US better (e.g. collect taxes)  To secure the Blessings of liberty  To protect the independence and rights that every American holds

Finish our Summaries of the Articles  Groups!

Articles of the Constitution Posters

Chalk Talk…

Homework…  Create a List of Rights you believe every student should have at Haynes Academy  At least 10

October 29, 2014

Do Now…  Take out your List of Students’ Rights you had to make for homework, pass them down to the end of the row to be turned in.

Get back in your groups to finish your summaries of the Articles…  20 minutes

What didn’t the Constitution include??  Outlines the rights of the National Government and State Governments…  What is missing?  How would/could you fix what’s missing??

The Bill of Rights  Proposed by James Madison in order to get the Constitution passed  List of amendments that guaranteed the rights of individuals  Madison wrote many, HOR narrowed it down to 12, the states ratified 10, took effect in December  1 st Amendment protects basic freedoms of the people (freedom of religion, press, speech, assembly, and right to petition )

Amendments 2, 3, 4  Protect the citizens!  Relate to colonial disputes with Britain, reflects many ideas from Declaration of Independence.

Amendments 5, 6, 7, 8  Rights of the accused!  Citizens cannot be punished or have property seized without due process (for the law to be fairly applied)  Citizens cannot be tried for the same crime twice ( double jeopardy )  Only exception, eminent domain, govt. can seize property if it protects the public.  Also ensures right to bail, prevents “cruel and unusual punishment”

Amendments 9, 10  Rights of citizens (not mentioned in the first 8 amendments) and rights of the states  Rights in Constitution are not only rights the people have  Any powers not given to federal govt. belong to the state and the people

Bill of Rights Informational Worksheet

Frayer Model…  10 groups (2-3 persons per group)  Each group gets an Amendment  Divide legal paper into 4 sections  In Center: Write Amendment Title and circle  4 sections:  Definition  Why it is included  Illustration  Quote From the People (from 1791)

Homework…  Study for Quiz on articles of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights  Vocabulary, Notes on the Federal System, Preamble Bellringer, Summaries of the Articles, Bill of Rights Notes, Bill of Rights informational worksheet