The Articles of Confederation (______)

1st for of _________ in US

VS. �

FederationConfederation

Charters of the Virginia

London Company

(1606)

PURPOSE:

Declaration of Independence

Author: __________________________

Date: _________________

What did the

Declaration of Independence

achieve?

Virginia Declaration of Rights

Author: _______________________

Year: ____________

Virginia Statute for Religious FreedomAuthor: _____________________

Year: ____________

Magna Carta(English Translation:________________________)

Year: ______________

Author:__________________________________

Most famous clause:

Documents it influenced:

What was it?

Principles found in Magna

Carta:

q

Artic

le #

Artic

le I

Artic

le II

Artic

le II

I

Bran

ch

The

Bill

of R

ight

s of

the

Unite

d St

ates

of A

mer

ica

(179

1)Th

e fir

st 1

0 am

endm

ents

to th

e Co

nstit

utio

n m

ake

up

the

Bill o

f Rig

hts.

Writ

ten

by J

ames

Mad

ison

in

resp

onse

to c

alls

from

sev

eral

sta

tes

for g

reat

er

cons

titut

iona

l pro

tect

ion

for i

ndivi

dual

liber

ties,

the

Bill

of R

ight

s lis

ts s

pecifi

c pr

ohib

itions

on

gove

rnm

enta

l po

wer.

The

Virg

inia

Dec

lara

tion

of R

ight

s, w

ritte

n by

G

eorg

e M

ason

stro

ngly

influ

ence

d M

adiso

n.

One

of t

he m

any

poin

ts o

f con

tent

ion

betw

een

Fede

ralis

ts a

nd A

nti-F

eder

alist

s wa

s th

e Co

nstit

utio

n’s

lack

of a

bill

of ri

ghts

that

wou

ld p

lace

sp

ecific

limits

on

gove

rnm

ent p

ower

. Fed

eral

ists

argu

ed th

at th

e Co

nstit

utio

n di

d no

t nee

d a

bill o

f rig

hts,

bec

ause

the

peop

le a

nd th

e st

ates

kep

t any

po

wers

not

give

n to

the

fede

ral g

over

nmen

t. An

ti-Fe

dera

lists

hel

d th

at a

bill

of ri

ghts

was

nec

essa

ry to

sa

fegu

ard

indi

vidua

l libe

rty.

Twel

ve p

ropo

sed

amen

dmen

ts w

ere

sent

to th

e st

ates

fo

r app

rova

l in A

ugus

t of 1

789.

Of t

hose

12,

10

were

qu

ickly

appr

oved

(or r

atifie

d). V

irgin

ia’s

legi

slatu

re

beca

me

the

last

to ra

tify

the

amen

dmen

ts o

n D

ecem

ber 1

5, 1

791.

The

Bill

of R

ight

s is

a lis

t of

limits

on

gove

rnm

ent p

ower

.

(Ada

pted

from

the

Bill

of R

ight

s In

stitu

te)

Art

icle

V: T

he A

men

dmen

t Pro

cess

PRO

POSA

L:

RATI

FICA

TIO

N:

PRO

POSA

L:

RATI

FICA

TIO

N:

_________________ of the United States, in Order to form a ___________________, establish _________,

insure domestic ___________, provide for the common ____________, promote the general ___________,

and secure the Blessings of __________ to ourselves and our ___________, do ______ and ___________

this ______________ for the United States of America.

_________________ of the United States, in Order to form a ___________________, establish _________,

insure domestic ___________, provide for the common ____________, promote the general ___________,

and secure the Blessings of __________ to ourselves and our ___________, do ______ and ___________

this ______________ for the United States of America.

CE.3b: 1st & 14th Amendments (DUE PROCESS OF LAW)

***************************************************************************************************14th Amendment (1869) - VIDEO

1. Explain DUE PROCESS OF LAW.

2. Provide an example of a DUE PROCESS protection.

3. Does the 14th Amendment apply to the nation as a whole or the individual states?

4. What must a state conduct before sentencing a person to prison?

5. Which amendment establishes DUE PROCESS OF LAW at the national level?

Few rights, if any, are considered absolute. For example, the guarantee of freedom of religion doesn’t mean that the gov’t must allow all religious practices. In

the 1800s, some Mormons believed it was a man’s religious duty to have more than one wife. The Supreme Court ruled that

Mormons had to obey laws forbidding that practice.

A. You can attend the church of your choice.B. You can go to meetings.C.A newspaper can publish people’s opinionsD.You can criticize the governmentE. Congress has the power to collect income taxF. You can write to your congressmanG.No state can take away your constitutional rights

5 Parts of the 1st

Amendment

Fundamental Right

Definition

Religion

Assembly

Press

Petition

Speech

Activity: Match the rights given to us in the 1st and14th Amendments below with an example of that right. Hint: One of the letters is irrelevant.

_____ 1. Freedom of speech_____ 2. Freedom of the press_____ 3. Right to petition_____ 4. Due process protection_____ 5. Right to assemble_____ 6. Freedom to religion

RAD Analogies

1. George Mason is to Virginia Declaration of Rights as ________________________ is to the Declaration of Independence.

2. Limited government is to ____________________ as Charters of the VA London Company is to influential documents.

3. Confederation is to ______________________ as Federation is to weak states.

4. Democracy is to Ancient Greece as Representative Government is to _________________________.

5. _____________________________________________________________________________________

RAD Analogies

1. George Mason is to Virginia Declaration of Rights as ________________________ is to the Declaration of Independence.

2. Limited government is to ____________________ as Charters of the VA London Company is to influential documents.

3. Confederation is to ______________________ as Federation is to weak states.

4. Democracy is to Ancient Greece as Representative Government is to _________________________.

5. _____________________________________________________________________________________

RAD Analogies

1. George Mason is to Virginia Declaration of Rights as ________________________ is to the Declaration of Independence.

2. Limited government is to ____________________ as Charters of the VA London Company is to influential documents.

3. Confederation is to ______________________ as Federation is to weak states.

4. Democracy is to Ancient Greece as Representative Government is to _________________________.

5. _____________________________________________________________________________________

RAD Analogies

1. George Mason is to Virginia Declaration of Rights as ________________________ is to the Declaration of Independence.

2. Limited government is to ____________________ as Charters of the VA London Company is to influential documents.

3. Confederation is to ______________________ as Federation is to weak states.

4. Democracy is to Ancient Greece as Representative Government is to _________________________.

5. _____________________________________________________________________________________

A st

uden

t cho

oses

to p

rese

nt a

boo

k re

port

on th

e H

oly

Bibl

e to

her

cl

assm

ates

.

Stud

ent r

elig

ious

clu

bs m

ay m

eet

befo

re o

r afte

r sch

ool u

sing

sch

ool

faci

litie

s.

A st

uden

t wea

rs a

but

ton

in c

lass

th

at s

ays,

“Leg

aliz

e M

ariju

ana”

.

Five

stu

dent

s co

me

to s

choo

l w

earin

g bl

ack

arm

band

s to

pro

test

a

new

sch

ool r

ule

that

pro

hibi

ts

stud

ents

from

wea

ring

hats

dur

ing

scho

ol.

Scho

ol a

dmin

istra

tion

says

that

a

stud

ent p

rodu

ced

new

spap

er m

ay

be d

istri

bute

d on

sch

ool g

roun

ds b

ut

only

in th

e ca

fete

ria d

urin

g lu

nch.

A ne

wsp

aper

pub

lishe

s a

stor

y ab

out t

he m

ayor

that

it k

now

s is

not

co

mpl

etel

y tru

e.

The

Amer

ican

Naz

i Par

ty w

ants

to

para

de in

a c

omm

unity

whe

re m

any

Jew

ish

peop

le li

ve, a

nd th

e gr

oup

has

a pe

rmit.

Prot

este

rs o

f the

Afg

han

War

bur

n an

Am

eric

an fl

ag o

n th

e st

eps

of th

e U

S C

apito

l in

Was

hing

ton,

DC

.

The

gove

rnm

ent w

ants

to re

stric

t the

am

ount

of i

ndec

ent m

ater

ial o

n th

e in

tern

et.

Dur

ing

a m

ovie

, som

eone

sho

uts

“FIR

E” in

to th

e cr

owd

as a

pra

nk.

A jo

urna

list i

s se

nt to

jail

for r

efus

ing

to re

veal

his

sou

rce

on a

new

s st

ory

that

cou

ld p

ut a

crim

inal

in p

rison

.

A pu

blic

sch

ool s

tude

nt d

ecid

es n

ot

to s

alut

e th

e fla

g du

ring

the

reci

tatio

n of

the

pled

ge o

f alle

gian

ce.

A w

oman

doe

s no

t agr

ee w

ith a

cu

rrent

ord

inan

ce fo

rbid

ding

her

to

burn

her

tras

h in

her

bac

kyar

d. S

he

cont

acts

the

may

or to

com

plai

n ab

out t

he o

rdin

ance

.

The

Klu

Klux

Kla

n m

arch

es th

roug

h a

tow

n an

d ca

uses

a ri

ot a

mon

gst

the

peop

le w

atch

ing

the

para

de. T

he

KKK

had

a pe

rmit

and

did

not g

et in

an

y tro

uble

.

Mus

lims

wan

t to

build

a m

osqu

e ne

ar th

e si

te w

here

the

Wor

ld T

rade

C

ente

r onc

e st

ood.

The

WTC

was

de

stro

yed

by te

rroris

ts w

ho w

ere

also

mus

lim.

Allo

wed

und

er th

e Fi

rst A

men

dmen

t

Not

Allo

wed

und

er

the

Firs

t Am

endm

ent

Can

You

Rea

lly D

o Th

at?

Dire

ctio

ns:

Use

you

r kno

wle

dge

of th

e Fi

rst A

men

dmen

t (pa

ge 4

4) to

fill

in th

e ch

art b

elow

. Put

the

corre

ct le

tter (

RAP

PS) i

n th

e co

lum

n to

tell

whe

ther

it is

fre

edom

of r

elig

ion,

ass

embl

y, pr

ess,

pet

ition

, or s

peec

h. A

lso

tell

whe

ther

the

activ

ity is

eve

n pr

otec

ted

by th

e Fi

rst A

men

dmen

t.

Act

ivity

or S

ituat

ion

Is it

pro

tect

ed b

y th

e 1s

t Am

endm

ent?

Whi

ch fr

eedo

m

is it

?(R

APP

S)

A st

uden

t cho

oses

to p

rese

nt a

boo

k re

port

on th

e H

oly

Bibl

e to

her

cla

ssm

ates

.

Five

stu

dent

s co

me

to s

choo

l wea

ring

blac

k ar

mba

nds

to p

rote

st a

new

sch

ool r

ule

that

pro

hibi

ts s

tude

nts

from

w

earin

g ha

ts d

urin

g sc

hool

.

The

Amer

ican

Naz

i Par

ty w

ants

to p

arad

e in

a c

omm

unity

whe

re m

any

Jew

ish

peop

le li

ve, a

nd th

e gr

oup

has

a pe

rmit.

Dur

ing

a m

ovie

, som

eone

sho

uts

“FIR

E” in

to th

e cr

owd

as a

pra

nk.

A w

oman

doe

s no

t agr

ee w

ith a

cur

rent

ord

inan

ce fo

rbid

ding

her

to b

urn

her t

rash

in h

er b

acky

ard.

She

con

tact

s th

e m

ayor

to c

ompl

ain

abou

t the

ord

inan

ce.

Stud

ent r

elig

ious

clu

bs m

ay m

eet b

efor

e or

afte

r sch

ool u

sing

sch

ool f

acilit

ies.

Scho

ol a

dmin

istra

tion

says

that

a s

tude

nt p

rodu

ced

new

spap

er m

ay b

e di

strib

uted

on

scho

ol g

roun

ds b

ut o

nly

in th

e ca

fete

ria d

urin

g lu

nch.

Prot

este

rs o

f the

Afg

han

War

bur

n an

Am

eric

an fl

ag o

n th

e st

eps

of th

e U

S C

apito

l in

Was

hing

ton,

DC

.

A jo

urna

list i

s se

nt to

jail

for r

efus

ing

to re

veal

his

sou

rce

on a

new

s st

ory

that

cou

ld p

ut a

crim

inal

in p

rison

.

The

Klu

Klux

Kla

n m

arch

es th

roug

h a

tow

n an

d ca

uses

a ri

ot a

mon

gst t

he p

eopl

e w

atch

ing

the

para

de. T

he K

KK h

ad

a pe

rmit

and

did

not g

et in

any

trou

ble.

A st

uden

t wea

rs a

but

ton

in c

lass

that

say

s, “L

egal

ize

Mar

ijuan

a”.

A ne

wsp

aper

pub

lishe

s a

stor

y ab

out t

he m

ayor

that

it k

now

s is

not

com

plet

ely

true.

The

gove

rnm

ent w

ants

to re

stric

t the

am

ount

of i

ndec

ent m

ater

ial o

n th

e in

tern

et.

A pu

blic

sch

ool s

tude

nt d

ecid

es n

ot to

sal

ute

the

flag

durin

g th

e re

cita

tion

of th

e pl

edge

of a

llegi

ance

.

Mus

lims

wan

t to

build

a m

osqu

e ne

ar th

e si

te w

here

the

Wor

ld T

rade

Cen

ter o

nce

stoo

d. T

he W

TC w

as d

estro

yed

by

terro

rists

who

wer

e al

so m

uslim

.