1. Citizens’ Rights & Responsibilities
Notes # Mr. Barchetto
Do-Now- using pg
What is the difference between a duty and a responsibility?
List the duties and responsibilities we have as American citizens.
In own words define amendment?
An improved change made to a previously adopted law

2. The Bill of Rights The First 10 Amendments to the Constitution
Take notes on the bold and underline only.
We will make posters at the conclusion of the notes to represent the 10 amendments.

3. First Amendment: Freedom of Religion, Assembly, and the Press.
This means that we all have the right to:
practice any religion we want to
to speak freely
to assemble (meet)
to address the government (petition)
to publish newspapers, TV, radio, Internet (press)

4. Second Amendment: Freedom to Bear Arms
The 2nd Amendment protects the right to bear arms
Because a fighting force of citizens might be necessary to protect a free state, states have the right to allow people to keep weapons in their homes

5. Third Amendment: Limits on the Quartering of Soldiers
The 3rd Amendment says “No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.”
This means that we cannot be forced to house or quarter soldiers.

6. Fourth Amendment: Limits on Searches and Seizures
This means unless the government (including the police) has good reason, people, their homes, and their things cannot be searched or taken away. To conduct a search, officials must have reason to believe they will find a stolen object or discover a person breaking the law.

7. Fifth Amendment: The Right to Due Process of Law, Including Protection Against Incriminating Yourself
You may not be tried twice for the same crime (double jeopardy)
You don’t have to testify against yourself in court. (Self-incrimination)

8. Sixth Amendment: The Right to Legal Counsel and a Fair Trial
The 6th Amendment guarantees a speedy trial
an impartial jury
that the accused can confront witnesses against them
the accused must be allowed to have a lawyer

9. Seventh Amendment: The Right to a Trial by Jury in Civil Cases
The 7th Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy civil trial.
A civil trial is when someone sues someone else.

10. Eighth Amendment: Unfair Punishment is Forbidden
People arrested on a charge can be free while they wait for trial if they pay money to the court as bail, which is a way of promising they will return for their trial. If they show up, they get this money back. Fines have to be fair. And people found guilty cannot be punished in a cruel or unusual way that is not allowed by law.

11. Ninth Amendment: Other Rights are Protected by the Constitution
9th amendment states all rights not stated in the Constitution and not forbidden by the Constitution belong to the people.
The rights listed in Amendments 1-8 aren’t the only ones the people have.

12. Tenth Amendment: Any Powers that Do Not Belong to the National Government Belong to the States
The U.S. Government has only the powers listed in the Constitution.

14. Amendments 11-27
Amendment 11- Judicial power of United States not to extend to suits against a state.(1795)
Amendment 12– Mode of electing President and Vice president by electors.(1804)
Amendment 13– Slavery Prohibited. (1865)
Amendment 14- Citizenship defined; Privileges of Citizens; and, Equal Protection (1868)
Amendment 15- Gave Black Men the Right To Vote (1870)
Amendment 16- Instituted a Federal Income Tax (1913)
Amendment 17– Direct Election of U.S. Senators (1912)
Amendment 18- Prohibition (1920)

15. Amendments 11-27 Amendment 19- Gave Women the Right to Vote (1920)
Amendment 20- Terms of president, vice president, senators, and representatives. (1933)
Amendment 21- Repeal of Prohibition (1933)
Amendment 22- Limit to number of terms a president may serve.(1951)
Amendment 23– 3 Electors to the District of Columbia (1961)
Amendment 24– Abolished Poll Taxes (1964)
Amendment 25- Succession of vice president to presidency. (1967)
Amendment 26- Voting for 18-year-olds. (1971)
Amendment 27 – Congressional raises (1992)