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