1. Bill of Rights

2. Contemporary Issues

3. Preamble to the Bill of Rights What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights, set out in the preamble? Why was this important to the Founding Fathers?

4. The Bill of Rights 1.Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause; freedom of speech, of the press, and of assembly; right to petition 2.Militia (United States), Sovereign state, Right to keep and bear arms 3.Protection from quartering of troops 4.Protection from unreasonable search and seizure 5.Due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, eminent domain 6.Trial by jury and rights of the accused; Confrontation Clause, speedy trial, public trial, right to counsel 7.Civil trial by jury 8.Prohibition of excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment 9.Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Constitution 10.Powers of States and people

5. The Bill of Rights 1. Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause; freedom of speech, of the press, and of assembly; right to petition 2.Militia (United States), Sovereign state, Right to keep and bear arms 3.Protection from quartering of troops 4.Protection from unreasonable search and seizure 5.Due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, eminent domain 6.Trial by jury and rights of the accused; Confrontation Clause, speedy trial, public trial, right to counsel 7.Civil trial by jury 8.Prohibition of excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment 9.Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Constitution 10.Powers of States and people

6. The Bill of Rights 1. Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause; freedom of speech, of the press, and of assembly; right to petition 2. Militia (United States), Sovereign state, Right to keep and bear arms 3.Protection from quartering of troops 4.Protection from unreasonable search and seizure 5.Due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, eminent domain 6.Trial by jury and rights of the accused; Confrontation Clause, speedy trial, public trial, right to counsel 7.Civil trial by jury 8.Prohibition of excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment 9.Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Constitution 10.Powers of States and people

7. The Bill of Rights 1. Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause; freedom of speech, of the press, and of assembly; right to petition 2. Militia (United States), Sovereign state, Right to keep and bear arms 3.Protection from quartering of troops 4.Protection from unreasonable search and seizure 5. Due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, eminent domain 6.Trial by jury and rights of the accused; Confrontation Clause, speedy trial, public trial, right to counsel 7.Civil trial by jury 8. Prohibition of excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment 9.Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Constitution 10. Powers of States and people

8. The Bill of Rights 1. Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause; freedom of speech, of the press, and of assembly; right to petition 2. Militia (United States), Sovereign state, Right to keep and bear arms 3.Protection from quartering of troops 4.Protection from unreasonable search and seizure 5. Due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, eminent domain 6.Trial by jury and rights of the accused; Confrontation Clause, speedy trial, public trial, right to counsel 7.Civil trial by jury 8. Prohibition of excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment 9.Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Constitution 10. Powers of States and people

9. The Bill of Rights 1. Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause; freedom of speech, of the press, and of assembly; right to petition 2. Militia (United States), Sovereign state, Right to keep and bear arms 3.Protection from quartering of troops 4.Protection from unreasonable search and seizure 5. Due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, eminent domain 6.Trial by jury and rights of the accused; Confrontation Clause, speedy trial, public trial, right to counsel 7.Civil trial by jury 8. Prohibition of excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment 9.Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Constitution 10. Powers of States and people

10. 1 st Amendment 1. Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause; freedom of speech, of the press, and of assembly; right to petition The 1 st Amendment guarantees basic rights; freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly. Debates such as those concerning prayers in state schools, pornography on the internet, flag burning and press censorship all centre upon 1 st Amendment rights.

11. 2 nd Amendment 2. Militia (United States), Sovereign state, Right to keep and bear arms The 2 nd Amendment guarantees ‘the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed’. It is on this amendment that the debate about gun control focuses.

12. 5 th Amendment 5.Due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, eminent domain “Pleading the 5 th Amendment” or “Taking the 5 th ” refers to the right of silence, protecting an individual from self- incrimination.

13. 8 th Amendment 8. Prohibition of excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment The 8 th Amendment, which states that ‘cruel and unusual punishments’ shall not be inflicted, is the focus of the death penalty debate. This is sometimes referred to when talking about the US policy of ‘rendition’ i.e. sending prisoners to non-US soil in order to be tortured (especially with regard to the threat of terrorism)

14. 10 th Amendment 10. Powers of States and people The 10 th Amendment has become n article of faith of the modern Republican Party in standing up for states’ rights over the increasing power of the federal government.

15. The Bill of Rights 1. Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause; freedom of speech, of the press, and of assembly; right to petition 2. Militia (United States), Sovereign state, Right to keep and bear arms 3.Protection from quartering of troops 4.Protection from unreasonable search and seizure 5. Due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, eminent domain 6.Trial by jury and rights of the accused; Confrontation Clause, speedy trial, public trial, right to counsel 7.Civil trial by jury 8. Prohibition of excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment 9.Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Constitution 10. Powers of States and people

16. Bill of Rights in Action: Free Speech What is meant by the term “free speech” in the 1 st amendment? What type of speech do you think is protected? Are there any types of speech that might not be protected?

17. Bill of Rights in Action: Free Speech “There are certain well-defined and narrowly limited classes of speech, the prevention and punishment of which have never been thought to raise any constitutional problem. These include the lewd and obscene, the profane, the libellous, and the insulting or 'fighting' words—those which by their very utterance inflict injury or tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace.” Chaplinsky v. State of New Hampshire (1942)

18. Homework Revise for end of topic test. 25 short questions Pass mark = 18 Failure to reach the pass mark will result in re- taking the test in an after school session.