The Bill of Rights

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The Bill of Rights

• What Are Our Rights?

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Introduction to The Bill of Rights

• Click on video link below
• YouTube - Just The Facts The US Bill of Rights
  and Constitutional Amendments Trailer or click
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• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vG_xvmBDLYZkfeature
  related

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Workshop Objectives

• To present an overview of the U. S. Bill of
  Rights.
• To encourage students to think critically about
  their rights as citizens.
• To encourage students to discuss government
  documents.

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Introduction

• What is the Bill of Rights?
• Collective term for the 1st 10 Amendments to the
  U.S. Constitution
• What is the Constitution?
• The supreme law of the United States of America
• Adopted September 17,1787

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1st Amendment

• Freedom of religion
• Freedom of speech
• Freedom of press
• Right to assemble peacefully
• Right to petition for redress of greivances

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2nd Amendment

• Right to keep and bear arms

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3rd Amendment

• Prohibition of quartering troops (without consent
  of the owner)

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4th Amendment

• Prohibition of search and seizure without reason

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5th Amendment

• Prohibition of arrest for answering any capital
  or infamous crime
• Protection from double jeopardy
• Prohibition of taking private property for public
  use

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6thAmendment

• Protection of rights of the accused
• Permission for trial by jury
• Right to counsel

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7th Amendment

• Compulsory civil trial by jury

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8th Amendment

• Protection from excessive bail
• Prohibition of imposing excessive fines
• Prohibition of cruel and unusual punishments

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9th Amendment

• Preservation of certain rights that are not
  enumerated in the Bill of Rights, but are
  retained by the people

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10th Amendment

• Reservation of certain powers to the states
  and/or people that are not delegated to the
  national government by the US constitution

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Questions?