Bill of rights Lesson

What is the Bill of rights

by Mr. Long

​What is it?

​The Bill of rights is the first ten amendments of the Constitution.

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​It is Rights that each American has depending on their age.

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​Each on is different and protects the people not the government.

​But wait.... Whats the constitution?

• ​This is a document created by our "Founding Fathers". Dad??

• ​It is the highest law in the country. (All other laws come from this)

• ​The only way its changed is if there is an "Amendment added".

• ​Written in 1787 (Over 200 years old)

​Why?

• ​Long ago a group met called the Framers. George W. Ben F.

• ​The U.S was still a baby, and the Government didnt work very well.

• ​Laws were made that werent fair.

• ​There was only 13 states. (Each state had someone to represent them with ideas. (Lots of arguing).​

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​Amendment 1

​The freedom of

• ​religion

• ​press

• ​assembly

• ​petition

• ​speech

​second Amendment

The right to bear arms.

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​(Must be old enough)

​Third Amendment

​Right to deny Quartering Troops

​Fourth Amendment

Freedom against illegal Search and Seizure

​Fifth Amendment

​Freedom to have a

• grand jury

• ​Against double jeopardy

• ​Against self incrimination

• ​due process

​Sixth Amendment

​Right to have a jury trial of your peers.

​Seventh Amendment

​Right to file common law suits.

​Eighth Amendment

​Freedom against

​Excess fines

​Cruel and unusual punishment

​Ninth Amendment

​Non- Enumerated Rights

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​(Protected by other amendments but are not specific) (Freedom of speech.... what speech is protected).

​10th Amendment

​Rights reserved to the states or people.

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​(Age to drive)

​Why are these important?

• ​Imagine if someone made a law that said you werent aloud to call someone ugly or you go to jail. Or you cant say a certain food is nasty.

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• ​Imagine if you couldnt go to church anymore, or you could not meet for vollyball/ dance/ football/ cheer/ ect...

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• ​Imagine if you had to pay a 12 million dollar fine for staring at someone for too long.

• ​The Bill of rights protects you from these silly things happening.

​But how do you make an amendment?

• ​Today there are 27 Amendments in the Constitution.

• ​Step one "Proposal".