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IN Set upPage 21Leave blank and label it Amendment ProcessPages 22-24Tear apart the activity that you just did and glue onto these pagesPage 25Staple the notes packet Let Freedom Ring

The Constitution is flexible and can change with the times through amendmentsArticle V of the Constitution describes the process of amendmentsThe founding fathers made this process a difficult oneHERE IT IS

THE AMENDMENT PROCESS1. Proposal2/3 of the House & Senateorrequest of 2/3 of the state legislatures2. ApprovalApproval in 3/4 of state legislatures orspecial conventionsTHE BILL OF RIGHTSThe first ten amendments to the Constitution are the Bill of RightsThe Bill of Rights protect individual libertiesSO WHAT ARE THEY?????Amendment 1Freedom of Religion Freedom of SpeechFreedom of the PressFreedom of AssemblyFreedom to Petition

Dear Mr. President,

Stop the War!

Stop the War!

Amendment 2The Right to Bear Arms

Amendment 3No quartering (lodging) soldiers in private housesYou cantstay here!Amendment 4No unreasonable searches and seizures

I hear you knocking, but you cant comein without a warrant!Police, open up!

Amendment 5

Due ProcessYou have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.You have the right to an attorney Amendment 6Right to a Speedy Trial

Courts adjourned!

Amendment 7Right to a trial by jury

GuiltyGuiltyGuiltyGuiltyGuilty

Amendment 8No cruel and unusual punishmentConfess or Illbeat it out of you!Amendment 9We have other rights too!PrivacyPowers Reserved to the PeopleAmendment 10States RightsThe states haverights too!There are 27 total amendments to the ConstitutionOTHER AMENDMENTS13-15 gave rights to the freed slaves19 gave women the right to vote26 changed the voting age from 21 to 18 years