Bill of Rights (Part 2)

The Bill of Rights - Part 2

Background Information

The conditions for approving the Constitution said that it would become effective after just nine states ratified it. But as state approvals started discussing and debating the document, some states approval came with conditions. In fact, several states requested changes or additions to the Constitution—and (surprise!) most of these requests involved listing individual rights.

Massachusetts, New York and Virginia all submitted proposed amendments to the Constitution as a condition of their approval. Meanwhile, Rhode Island and North Carolina refused to approve the Constitution all together unless a Bill of Rights was added.

So in order to get key states on board, those who supported the Constitution finally agreed to add a bill of rights as soon as the Constitution was ratified. Ultimately, the pro-Constitution people weren’t nearly as afraid of having a bill of rights as the anti-Constitution people were afraid of not having one.

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In order for the Constitution to officially replace the Articles of Confederation, __ states had to ratify, or approve, the document first.

Multiple Choice

How many states refused to ratify the Constitution, or submitted amendments to be added?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Multiple Choice

True or False: If the other states did not agree to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution, there would not have been enough votes to ratify the Constitution.

• True

• False

Amendment 5

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a
presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Helpful Definitions

Shall = Will
Indictment = a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.
Grand Jury = Group of people who examine the evidence before a person is charged with a crime
Compelled = Forced
Deprived = suffering a lack of a specified benefit
Due Process of Law = Fair treatment in court
Compensation = Pay

Multiple Choice

Amendment 5 says that no person will "be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb".

This means that...

• A person cannot have more than 1 trial for a crime that they committed.

• A person cannot have their life, limbs, taken away twice as a punishment for their crime.

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The 5th Amendment is what allows people to "plead the 5th" if they ever have to testify in court. When a person "takes the 5th" they are ​

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to answer questions about themselves in court.

People usually do this so that they do not have to lie in court, which is a crime.

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refusing

agreeing

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The 5th Amendment also prevents the ​

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from taking away a person's life, a person's ​freedom and a person's property without a person being found​

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of a crime in

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first.

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government

guilty

court

Amendment 6

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

Helpful Definitions

Criminal Prosecution = Charging a person with a crime and determining if they are guilty.
The Accused = the person charged with a crime
Shall = Will
Impartial = unbiased
Jury = A group of people that decide if a person is guilty of a crime or innocent
Compulsory Process for obtaining witnesses = A way for the person accused to get witnesses
Counsel = A lawyer or attorney

Multiple Select

If you are accused of a crime, then you have the right to which of the things below?

(Choose all that apply)

• A lawyer (attorney)

• A trial that happens quickly

• Witnesses to help convince the jury that you are innocent

• To be told what crime you are being accused of committing.

• Pay money to get out of jail while you wait for your trial.

Amendment 7

In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty
dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

Helpful Definitions

Suits = Lawsuit, when someone “sues” another person

Common Law = Court

Value in controversy = The amount of money a

person is suing another person for

Preserved = Saved

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If you are suing a person in ​

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then you can have a ​

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decide the case, but only if the amount of money that you are ​

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the person over is more then $​

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.

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court

jury

suing

20

Judge

500

Amendment 8

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines
imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Helpful Definitions

Excessive = more than is necessary, or normal

Bail = money a person pays to the court so that they can get out of jail while waiting to go to their trial.

Shall = Will

Fines = money that a person pays as punishment for a crime

Imposed = an order by a court

Inflicted = To force someone to experience something (usually unpleasant)

Match

Match the parts of the 8th

• A person will be able to pay a reasonable amount of money in order to be let out of jail while they wait to have a trial.

• If you are found guilty of a crime the government cannot punish you in ways that are cruel, like torture.

• If the court requires a person to pay a fine as a punishment, the amount of money that they have to pay should be reasonable

Excessive bail shall not be required

Nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted

Nor excessive fines imposed

• Excessive bail shall not be required

• Nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted

• Nor excessive fines imposed

Amendment 9

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Helpful Definitions

Enumeration = the action of listing

Shall = Will

Construed = interpreted or explained

Disparage = unfairly criticize

Retained = held or kept

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The 9th Amendment means that:



The Ninth Amendment explains that people’s ​rights are not ​

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to the ​

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that are listed in the Constitution. People in the United States have ​

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rights that are not included in the ​

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.

Amendment 10

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.

Helpful Definitions

Delegated = Given or assigned

Prohibited = forbidden or banned

Reserved = Saved

Respectively = separately or individually

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The 10th Amendment states that:



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powers that are not ​

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given to the federal (​

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) government by the Constitution belong to the ​

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and the ​

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of the United States.

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all

specifically

national

states

people

Open Ended

If you could add an amendment to the Bill of Rights, what right would you want to give to all citizens of the United States?

(ANSWER IN AT LEAST 5 SENTENCES)