Bill of Rights Amendments Lesson

The US Constitution and Bill of Rights

​Lesson for Unit 5

​Bill of Rights Content

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Open Ended

What are the five freedoms of the first amendment?

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The Bill of Rights

• Some states ratified the Constitution. To ratify means to approve.

• Some states had problems with it and wanted changes made. Because of this, Amendments were made. An amendment is something that has been added.

• The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.

Multiple Choice

In the system of checks and balances, veto power is balanced by

• the power of Congress to override a veto.

• the power of the people to vote for legislation.

• the power of the president to override a veto.

• the power of the president to write legislation.