1.
PROMPT:
List
at
leas
2
legal
doc t
uments
that
list
hu
man
rights
Write
resp .
onse
in
margin.
The Bill of
Rights
The First
10 Amendments
Sources: http://www.slideshare.net/tenneys/the-bill-of-rights-295915

2. The 1 st Amendment
Congress
s
hall
make
no
la
w
that
infringes
o
n
the
peoples
rig
ht
to
…
5 Freedoms:
1. Religion
2. Speech
3. Press
4. Assembly
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5. Petition

3. Religion
Establishment clause
“Separation of Church & State”
The Government Can…
Teach about religions
in school
Transport students
to a religious school

4. QUESTION
:
A
monumen
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on
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the
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onument
n
“Separation of Church & State”
He
was
de earby.
nied.
Wa
fair
accord s
this
ing
to
the
1 st
Am
endment?
The Government Cannot…
Set a state religion (cannot favor 1
religion over another)
Order prayer
Create laws that help or harm religion
Teach religious doctrine in the school
Pay seminary teachers
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QUESTION: Do you think that the government can
require public schools to teach creationism or
intelligent design? Explain. Respond in margin

6.
QUESTION
:
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doe
this
pictur s
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and
the
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on
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pre
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slide
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of
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picture of torture
and
state
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Respond
in
GOVT)?
during the Spanish
margin.
Inquisition
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7. Religion
Free Exercise Clause
“Freedom to PRACTICE”
People Can… People Cannot…
Choose & Break the law
practice their and claim it is
religion religious belief
Celebrate Raise children
holidays without
education
Deprive children
of basic needs

8. Free speech
People CAN…
State their political beliefs
including criticizing govt
Peacefully Protest
Say things about
someone that are true
Make racist remarks
Expression: gestures
(I.e., staying seated during
Pledge, wearing a peace armband,
burning the flag etc), art,
banners, lyrics, posters The Tinker Case

9. LIMITS ON Speech
People CANNOT
• Clear and Present Danger
• Put the public in danger (I.e., yelling
“Fire!” in a crowded theater)
• Incite (start) riots/violence
• Make Threats (I.e., to blow up airplanes)
• Harass
• Commit slander: untruthful spoken words
that damages another’s reputation
• Commit libel (see freedom of press)
• Use obscenities in a public forum
• Disrespectful, vulgar language in schools Modesty
patch

10. Hey! Can
they do
that?
Respond in
margin.

11. Freedom of the Press
The Press Can…
• Print any political position
• Satirize people, especially
politicians
• Expose wrongs by the government
• Report the news even controversial
events & issues
Question: How does freedom
of the press prevent the abuse
of power? Give an example.
Respond in margin.

12. LIMITS ON Free Press
The Press Cannot…
Commit Libel:
intentionally injuring
a person’s reputation
by false facts through
written word

14. Freedom of Assembly
QUESTION
?
Freedom
o Why
is
f
Assembly
an
importa
nt
right?
Why
do
p
eople
assemble
(
gather)?
People Can…
• Protest (with permit)
• Parade (with a permit)
• Parade chanting hate
slogans
• Congregate in public BY
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15. LIMITS ON Freedom of Assembly
People Cannot…
• Protest using violence or
vandalism ( i.e. throwing rocks
and breaking windows)
• Loitering: Hang out on private
land against owners will
• Break Teen curfew
• Incite a riot (i.e., during a protest
calling police officers “pigs!”)

16.
QUESTION
:
Is
this
assembly
protected?
Explain.
R
espond
in
margin.

17. Petition
• You may sue the
government for wrongs.
This is known as a redress
of grievances.
• Write and sign petitions to
govt officials.

19. 2nd Amendment
Right to Keep & Bear Arms
Research:
What countries do not
allow their citizens to keep
and bear arms?
The worst weapon known to man in
1791 would have been a cannon.

25. 3rd Amendment
No Quartering of Soldiers
don’t have to lend your home during
times of peace
• Created in response to the
British laws before the
Revolution.
• No real importance today,
other than the fact that it
shows that we have a right
to privacy in our homes.

26.
QUESTION
:
Imagine your
What
shou
ld
happen
ne teacher...
xt?
…takes you to the computer
lab. The girls take their
purses. At the end of class, a
girl screams, “Someone took
my iPhone!” The only person
that could have taken it is in
the class.
For this activity, let’s assume no one
left the room at any time.
http://www.slideshare.net/lntrullin

27. 4th Amendment
Search & Seizure
• Plain View: if they see something
in plain sight it constitutes A search warrant
PROBABLE CAUSE must be specific as to the
place to be searched. It
• Probable cause (i.e., fingerprints, must be signed by a
video tape): reasonable belief that judge.
someone commited a crime; it
restricts police from stopping &
searching you without a reason Exclusionary rule:
if a judge determines that
the search was illegal,
even if they find evidence
• Police can Stop and Frisk (i.e., (like a body), they
airports) CANNOT use that in
court

28. Criminal 5th Amendment Punishment=jail
time, death,
Justice Rights of the Accused probation
You cannot be tried for the same
crime twice
“Double Jeopardy”
You do not have to testify against
your self (self-incrimination).
Miranda Court Case = Miranda
rights
“I plead the fifth”
“Grand Jury”:
Steps from arrest to conviction
Determines there is sufficient
evidence for a trial; if yes, an must be fair.
idictment would be issued. “Due Process”
“Indict” means to bring formal The government cannot take private
charges against. property for public use unless it
“Habeas Corpus”: They cannot hold pays (i.e., the need to build a road)
u indefinitely; must be told the
“eminent domain”
charges against you

29. 6th Amendment
Right to a Fair, Public,
Criminal
Speedy Trial
Justice 1. Right to a speedy trial.
2. Right to a public trial.
3. Right to a Trial by Jury
– Unanimous decision
– “beyond a reasonable doubt”
4. Confront witnesses.
5. Right to an Attorney.

30. Civil Court 7th Amendment Punishment
Right to a Trial by Jury
=$
&/or
property
in Suits of Common Law
• Sue for breach (break) of contract
(i.e.,not paying the rent), injuries &
damages(I.e., car accident)
• In suits of common law, you are
allowed to have a trial by jury.
They rule in the favor of one party
and the decision doesn’t have to
be unanimous – “preponderance
of evidence”
• It is possible to be tried both a criminal
court & a civil court.

31. 8th Amendment
Excessive Bail, Cruel & Unusual Punishment
Bail: money (collateral) you Cruel & Unusual Punishment:
pay to get out of jail while you the punishment must fit the crime
wait for a trial.
Atkins v. Virginia (2002)
The money is returned when execution of mentally retarded
you show up for court. If you persons is cruel & unusual
fail to show you forfeit (LOSE) punishment.
the money.
Bail is based on your social Roper v. Simmons (2005)
status, wealth, crime, execution of those that committed
opportunity for flight. their crime under the age of 18 is
reputation, ties to the cruel & unusual punishment
community, etc.

33. 9th Amendment
Rights Retained by the People
We have SOOOO many rights it would be
IMPOSSIBLE to list them all…SOOOO…this
Amendment “covers all the bases”
• Any rights not spelled out in the Constitution, then
belonged to the people.
• Examples: The right to walk your dog, to travel
on vacation, to have a family, to ride your bike,
to read a book, etc…

34. 10th Amendment
Powers Reserved for
States & People
Any powers not spelled out in the
Constitution belong to the states
(education, marriage, divorce,
etc)
Example: the Constitution is silent
about driving a car. The power to
grant licenses is a power of the
states. Each state has its own
law.
– Driving Age
• 15 - South Carolina
• 16 - Ohio