Post on 31-Jan-2021
Agenda 1. Bill of Rights Video 2. Bill of Rights Guided Notes
Homework 1. iCivics Bill of Rights Handout Due
Monday, March 9th. 2. Current Events for Group #5 Due
Friday, March 13th.
Friday, March 6th 7B Social Studies
Inquiry: What is the Bill of Rights? How did it come about? What rights does it guarantee individuals in the United States? Goal: Students will be able to read, understand, and describe the Bill of Rights (the first ten amendments of the Constitution). (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.1 and CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.2)
Freedom of the Press – The Press Can Cannot
• Print any poli6cal posi6on
• Make fun of people, especially poli6cians
• Expose wrongs by the government
• Say things you might not agree with
• Libel – inten6onally injure a person’s reputa6on by false facts
Freedom of Assembly • Congress shall make no law . . . Abridging . . . The people to peaceably assemble”
Freedom of Assembly — An Individual Can Cannot
• Protest • Parade (with a permit)
• Gang members can congregate in public
• Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows
• Assemble on private land against the owner’s will
• Assemble aMer a teen curfew
Pe66on the Government “Congress shall make no law . . . Abridging . . . the people. . . to pe66on the government for a redress of grievances”
• You can communicate with government representa6ves and ask for changes
• You may sue the government for wrongs
• You cannot be punished for exposing wrongs by the government
Second Amendment The Second Amendment protects the right to bear arms, which includes the right to own a gun.
• The Third Amendment guarantees the freedom from quartering troops in homes.
• This means that we cannot be forced to house and feed soldiers.
Third Amendment
Fourth Amendment • The Fourth Amendment protects the people from
unreasonable searches and seizures. • Police must show probable cause (good reason) for a
search and they must explain that good reason to a judge and get a warrant to enter our homes to search for evidence. Also, the government cannot take our property, papers, or us, without a valid warrant based on probable cause (good reason).
Jay-‐Z references the Fourth Amendment in the song "99 Problems." A police officer pulls Jay-‐Z over in his car and approaches him. The cop says: "Well, do you mind if I look around the car a liWle bit?" Jay-‐Z replies: "Well, my glove compartment is locked, so is the trunk in the back, and I know my rights, so you're going to need a warrant for that.” That's the Fourth Amendment!
Fi5h Amendment The FiMh Amendment guarantees people accused of a crime certain rights: • the right to a grand jury (you can’t be held
for commi\ng a crime unless you are properly accused)
• the right not to be tried twice for the same crime (double jeopardy)
• the right not to tes6fy against yourself (self-‐incrimina
Sixth Amendment The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to the following: • A speedy trial (you can’t be
kept in jail for over a year without a trial)
• An impar
Seventh Amendment The Seventh Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy trial by jury in civil lawsuits. • A civil trial differs from a criminal trial. A civil trial is when someone sues someone else over a disagreement (usually about money). A criminal trial is when the state tries to convict someone of a crime.
Eighth Amendment The Eighth Amendment protects against the following: • excessive bail (money required to secure an accused person’s release while awai6ng trial)
• cruel and unusual punishment
Ninth Amendment
• Rights not expressly stated in the Cons6tu6on and not forbidden by the Cons6tu6on are s6ll retained by the people. • This means that you can’t assume that people DON’T have rights if they are not expressly listed in the Bill of Rights – it is not to be regarded as a complete list of rights.
Eleanor Roosevelt holding the Universal Declara4on of Human Rights.
Tenth Amendment
• The Tenth Amendment states that any power not granted to the federal government belongs to the states or to the people.
Other Amendments to the Cons