Bill of Rights

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What is the main idea of the Escape Room reading on the Bill of Rights? Options: The Constitution provided a process by which it could adapt to the needs of a changing society. The First Amendment protects fundamental individual freedoms. The United States Constitution represented a bold new way of governing based on the consent of the governed. The Framers included a Bill of Rights in the Constitution to protect the fundamental rights and individual liberties of all citizens.

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The Framers included a Bill of Rights in the Constitution to protect the fundamental rights and individual liberties of all citizens.

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What is the process for amending the Constitution?

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Congress or two-thirds of the state legislatures must propose an amendment, then three-fourths of the state legislatures must approve it.

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What did the First Amendment protect?

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Freedom of religion, freedom of speech and the press, and freedom of peaceful assembly and petitioning.

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Who strongly advocated for religious liberty and the separation of church and state?

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Thomas Jefferson

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What was a new concept in the 1780s regarding the press?

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Freedom of the press

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What does the Ninth Amendment protect?

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Any personal freedoms not specified in the Bill of Rights

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What did the Tenth Amendment allow citizens and states to keep?

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Any powers not mentioned in the Constitution

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What event concluded with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivering his 'I Have a Dream' speech?

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March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

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What does the photo convey about the participants’ confidence in enjoying the protection of the First Amendment?

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They were confident in exercising their freedom of speech and peaceful assembly.

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Who wrote a statute for the state of Virginia that served as a forerunner to the First Amendment?

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Thomas Jefferson