1. Complete your chart with the help of this Power Point.
Bill of Rights
Complete your chart with the help of this Power Point.

2. 1st Amendment
Protects freedom of religion, speech and press and the right to assemble peacefully and the right to petition the government
Freedoms of expression and individual liberties

3. 2nd Amendment
Right to bear arms

4. 3rd Amendment
Citizens do not have to house soldiers in their home unless they give consent or Congress passes a law

5. 4th Amendment
In order to search through someone’s home, the police need a warrant in order to do so
Protects from unreasonable searches and seizures
Probable Cause vs. Reasonable Suspicion

6. 5th Amendment Protects the rights of the accused
Provides Miranda Rights, protects against Double Jeopardy, Self-Incrimination (“I plead the 5th” ), Eminent Domain

7. 6th Amendment
People have a right to a fair and public trial in a criminal case
Trial must take place in a reasonable amount of time
Allowed to see all witnesses against you and hear charges against you

8. 7th Amendment
In civil cases, people are allowed a fair and speedy trial by jury
In cases over $20
Grants the same rights as the 6th, but in Civil Cases

9. 8th Amendment Protects people from cruel and unusual punishment
Protects people from unreasonable bail

10. 9th Amendment
All rights that are not specifically mentioned in the Constitution are still granted to the people

11. 10th Amendment
When laws are not decided by the national government then they transfer to the state and eventually to the people

12. Overall, how does the Bill of Rights protect us as individuals?

13. Overall, how does the Bill of Rights restrict the power of the government?