THE BILL OF RIGHTSTHE FIRST TEN AMMENDMENTS

Rights given to the people

Introduced by James Madison in

1789

Added to the Constitution in December 15, 1791

FIRST AMMENDMENT 1st Amendment has five freedoms: Religion,

Assembly, Petition, Press, Speech

(RAPPS) R-RELIGION

FREE EXERCISE CLAUSE: One has a right to practice any religion he or she chooses

WALL OF SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE: Congress can never establish an official religion in the United States

A-ASSEMBLY=A-ASSEMBLY=the right to gather in groups and the right to gather in groups and

join organizations as long as join organizations as long as they are peacefulthey are peaceful

P-PRESSP-PRESS Cannot commit libel (print lies about a person)Cannot commit libel (print lies about a person) Can read what others publishCan read what others publish

Censorship or Censorship or ““prior restraintprior restraint”” (deciding (deciding beforehand what the press can write) is a beforehand what the press can write) is a violationviolation

P-PETITIONP-PETITIONCan ask the government to do something Can ask the government to do something or to stop doing somethingor to stop doing something

S-SPEECHS-SPEECH

Can criticize the government and Can criticize the government and its officialsits officials

Cannot slanderCannot slander Cannot commit treason (an act Cannot commit treason (an act

that betrays and endangers that betrays and endangers oneone’’s country)s country)

2ND AMENDMENT

RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS– States have a right to keep a

militia– Individuals have a right to own

weapons for lawful purposes

33rdrd AMENDMENT AMENDMENT Quartering of troopsQuartering of troopsThe government cannot The government cannot

require us to provide food and require us to provide food and shelter to soldiers during shelter to soldiers during peacetimespeacetimes

Government can require us to Government can require us to house troops during wartime.house troops during wartime.

44thth AMENDMENT AMENDMENT““Privacy AmendmentPrivacy Amendment””

Forbids the search of our homes Forbids the search of our homes or the seizure of our property or the seizure of our property

without a search warrantwithout a search warrant

Search WarrantSearch Warrant Must give the name of the officers to Must give the name of the officers to

searchsearch Reason for the searchReason for the search Exact location of the searchExact location of the search Judges signatureJudges signature

55thth AM AMENDMENDMENTENTSS-SELF INCRIMINATION-SELF INCRIMINATION

I-I-INDICTINDICTD-D-DOUBLE JEOPARDYDOUBLE JEOPARDY

E-E-EMINENT DOMAINEMINENT DOMAINDD-DUE PROCESS OF -DUE PROCESS OF

LLAWAW

What is the main point of the What is the main point of the cartoon?cartoon?

6TH AMENDMENT Have a right to an attorney (lawyer), paid for by the government if the accused person cannot

afford one Accused person must be told the exact charge against him or her right to hear and question all witnesses against him/her Speedy and Public Trial Trial by Jury

77THTH AMENDMENT AMENDMENTPeople have a right to request People have a right to request a jury in civil cases (cases in a jury in civil cases (cases in which people are suing other which people are suing other people) when they are suing people) when they are suing

for for $20.00 or more$20.00 or more

88thth Amendment Amendment

Unfair bails, fines, and punishment is

forbidden.

Forbids “cruel and unusual”

punishment

Citizens are entitled to rights not listed in the Constitution

Examples: right to marry, travel, work at any legal job, receive an education, join a political party, etc.

10th AMENDMENTReserved Powers= powers not given to the federal government are given to the statesestablished the principle of federalism

Practice: Which amendment or Practice: Which amendment or right is it?right is it?

1. Members of Congress can learn many things from letters you send to them.

2. Students have the right to gather at football games.3. A police officer comes to your door and asks to search your home

without a warrant?4. A person convicted of murdering another human being. Later, the trial

is opened back up for the same crime.5. A power is not expressed in the Constitution, it is the responsibility of

the individual states to protect citizen’s rights.6. Your parents own a house. They invest hours of time and many

thousands of dollars into it. The government can make your parents sell the house to them so they can build a highway on the land.

7. President Obama is allowed to call you at home and tell you to let soldiers stay in your home.

8. With all the violence in our nation, some people believe that nobody should be allowed to carry guns.

9. Plead the 5th

10. Callen stole a loaf of bread, but instead of going through the legal process they accused him of theft and sent him straight to jail. This violated this right?