1. Content Objective: (Government)
Today students will be able to understand the connection between the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights. At the end of the lesson students will be able to analyze the importance of the Bill of Rights and comment on the impact the Bill of Rights and Constitutional Amendments made on government.

2. The Amendments
to the
Constitution
Review….

3. The Bill of Rights The first 10 amendments
Contain basic rights of all American citizens
Ratified in 1791

4. The 1st Amendment Freedom of religion and “free exercise thereof”
Primacy of Position
The 1st Amendment
Freedom of religion and “free exercise thereof”
Freedom of speech
Freedom of the press
Freedom to assemble and petition the government
The Big 4

5. The 2nd Amendment
Right to bear arms

6. Freedom from quartering troops in private homes without their consent.
The 3rd Amendment
Freedom from quartering troops in private homes without their consent.

7. The 4th Amendment Protects individual’s right to privacy
No unreasonable searches and seizures
Government must have “probable cause” to search

8. The 5th Amendment Rights of accused persons No double jeopardy
Cannot be forced to be a witness against yourself

9. The 6th Amendment Right to speedy trial Right to fair trial
Right to confront witnesses
Right to counsel

10. The 7th Amendment
Right to trial by jury

11. The 8th Amendment No excessive bail No excessive fines
No cruel and unusual punishments

12. Other Amendments #

13. The Civil War Amendments
Abolished Slavery
Amendment 14 (1868)
Grants citizenship to former slaves and grants them equal protection of the laws.
Amendment 15 (1870)
Grants right of all citizens to vote.

14. 16th Amendment
The Supreme Court had declared a federal income tax to be unconstitutional. This amendment was passed to alter the Supreme Court’s decision for the future and expressly allow an income tax to be levied directly on the people by the federal government.
1913

15. Of alcoholic beverages.
The 18th Amendment
Prohibition of the
Manufacture
Sale
Transportation
Of alcoholic beverages.
1919

16. The 19th Amendment
1920
Womens’ Suffrage

17. The 21st Amendment
Repealed Prohibition
1933

18. Limits Presidents to only two terms in office.
The 22nd Amendment
Limits Presidents to only two terms in office.
= 4
1951
F.D.R.

19. The 26th Amendment
Lowered voting age to 18.
1971

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