Objective:

Students will distinguish the definitions and meanings of the first four Amendments of the US Constitution.

Bill of Rights

First Ten Amendments

•The B.o.R. (basic rights)

•Lists rights that ALL citizens (you and me)get •All our rights that colonists didnt get! •Wrote them to make sure that future generations will receive these rights•“…our POSTerity. (post-game)

Amendment 1 (I)• It’s a RAP!

• RAPPS! ReligionAssemblyPetitionPress SpeechYou can PRAY ABOUT IT, TALK ABOUT IT IN A GROUP,

WRITE OUR LEADERS ABOUT IT OR WATCH ITON THE NEWS… EVEN WEAR IT ON A SHIRT!—THAT’S ALL YOU GOTTA DO! JUST RAPPS!

Amendment 2 (II)• How many bare arms do you

see?“WOW! I SEE 2 BARE ARMS!”

Amendment 3 (III)Think: “3” Little PIGS!…You don’t have to let anyone in! •Go ahead huff and puff!

Amendment 4 (IV)• Jay-Z

• (jay-z has 4 letters) OR• 4 (JAY-Z) • before 5 (50 cent)

• I heard "Son do you know why I'm stoppin' you for?"Cause I'm young and I'm black and my hats real low?Do I look like a mind reader sir, I don't knowAm I under arrest or should I guess some mo'?"Well you was doin fifty-five in a fifty-fo' ""License, registration and step out of the car""Are you carryin' a weapon on you I know a lot of you are"I ain't steppin out…all my paper's legit"Well, do you mind if I look round the car a little bit?"Well my glove compartment is locked so is the trunk in the backAnd I know my rights so you goin' need a warrant for that"Aren't you sharp as a tack, you some type of lawyer or..somebody important or somethin'?"Nah, I ain't pass the bar but I know a little bitEnough that you won't illegally search my #@%&!The 99 PROBLEMS LYRICS are the property of the respective authors, artists and labels, the lyrics are provided for

educational purposes only.

Amendment 5 (V)1. Due Process2. I plead the 5th! (don’t self incriminate…

yourself?)3. Double Jeopardy4. Grand Jury5. “Taking Clause”I “due” what I gotta “due” in my house, you

don’t have to say a word so hush your mouth…it’s grand to know that peers will decide and you will only be in jeopardy once for that crime…

Vocab to Know:

• Due process:

• Double Jeopardy:

• “Taking Clause”: the power of the state to take private property for public use (as long as owner is compensated).

Amendment 6 (V+I)= VI

• 666 • Think something bad• Even “bad" criminal people will get a

right to a trial by jury • (criminal cases only)

Your Rights Under the 6th Amendment:

Jury of “CHAPS”• Jury• “Confrontation”- compel adverse

witnesses to testify• Habeas Corpus (know charges against you)• Attorney• Public Trial• Speedy Trial

Amendment 7 (VII)

• 7 rhymes with heaven• Not criminal cases but civil• You get a jury trial!

Your Rights Under the 7th Amendment:

• Rules of Common Law:

– If your civil suit comes to more than $20 you still have the right to a trial by jury.

Amendment 8 (VIII)Amendment 8 (VIII)• I “8” nothing• Number 8 looks like a paddle• No cruel and unusual

punishments!• This includes excessive bails and

fines• Guess what looks like an 8 too

This means…• No excessive bail can be imposed (relative

to crime committed)• No excessive fines imposed (relative to

crime committed)• No weird or torturous punishments

• 1780’s: no more burning at the stake…(they believed jail might reform criminals…hence the first

prison was opened in Phili.)

Amendment 9 (IX)

• In case we forgot any rights…

• 9 rhymes with “mine”

• Rights given to the people…us!

This means…

• Your rights are YOUR RIGHTS

• None of your rights can be taken away from you which are written in the Constitution.

• (except in times of war… Remember nothing is absolute)

Amendment 10 (X)

•Not for us, but for the states!

9th & 10th Amendments:

• Guarantee federalism

• 10th Amendment: limits federal government’s power

• Hmmm I wonder why they did this…