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The 1st Amendment
5 Protected Rights :
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2. Religion
Establishment clause
“Separation of Church & State”
The Government Can…

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“Separation of Church &
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The Government Cannot…
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QUESTION: Based on separation of church & state, can the
government force or allow schools to teach creationism or
intelligent design? Explain. Respond in margin.

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5. Religion
Free Exercise Clause
People Can… People Cannot…

6. Free speech
People CAN…
The Tinker Case

7. Free speech
People CANNOT (limits on speech)…
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8. Freedom of the Press
The Press Can…
Question: How does freedom
of the press prevent the abuse
of power? Give an example.
Respond in margin.

9. Freedom of the Press
The Press Cannot…

10. QUESTION
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People Can…
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11. Freedom of Assembly
People Cannot…

12. Petition

13. 2nd Amendment
Right to Keep & Bear Arms
• Do you have the
rights to own ANY
weapons?
• Should only military
people possess
weapons?
• What is a weapon?
The worst weapon known to man in
1791 would have been a cannon.

15. 3rd Amendment
Quartering Soldiers
• 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.

16. QUESTION
: Imagine your
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…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.
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17. 4 Amendment
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Search & Seizure
• Plain View: if they see something in
plain sight it constitutes
PROBABLE CAUSE
• Restricts police from stopping &
searching you without a reason:
PROBABLE CAUSE
• Probable cause: reasonable belief
that someone commited a crime
(i.e., fingerprints, on video tape)
• Stop and Frisk (i.e., airports)
• A search warrant must be specific
as to the place to be searched. It
must be signed by a judge.
• Exclusionary rule: if a judge
determines that the search was
illegal, even if they find evidence,
they CANNOT use that in court

18. Criminal
5th Amendment
Punishment=jail
time, death,
Justice probation
Rights of the Accused
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”
Steps from arrest to conviction
“Grand Jury”: Determines there is must be fair.
sufficient evidence for a trial; if
yes, an idictment would be “Due Process”
issued. “Indict” means to bring The government cannot take private
formal 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 u

19. Criminal6th Amendment
Justice
Right to a Fair, Public, Speedy
Trial
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.

20. Civil Court 7th Amendment
Right to a Trial by Jury
Punishment=$
&/or property
in Suits of Common Law
• Sue for breach (break) of
contract (not paying the rent),
injuries & damages(I.e., car
accident)
• In civil cases, 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.

21. 8th Amendment
Excessive Bail, Cruel & Unusual
Punishment
Bail: money you pay to get out
of jail while you wait for a
trial. The money is returned
when you show up for court.
QUESTION: Should we deny
bail to terrorist suspects?
QUESTION: Is the death
Penalty “cruel” or “unusual”
punishment?

23. 9th Amendment
Rights Retained by the People
• We have SOOOO many rights…can
never list them all…SOOOO…this
Amendment “covers all the bases”
• Any rights not spelled out in the
Constitution, then belonged to the
people.
• Example: The right to walk your dog, to
travel on vacation, to have a family, to
ride your bike, to read a book, etc…

24. 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
Jeanne Duba grant licenses is a power of the
states. Each state has its own
law.
– Driving Age
• 15 - South Carolina
• 16 - Ohio