The Bill of Rights The First 10 Amendments to the Constitution. Take notes on the slides as they appear.

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1 The Bill of Rights The First 10 Amendments to the Constitution Take notes on the slides as they appear.

2 1st Amendment The 1st Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, the press, assembly, and petition. This means that we all have the right to: practice any religion we want to to speak freely to assemble (meet) to address the government (petition) to publish newspapers, TV, radio, Internet (press)

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4 2nd Amendment The 2nd Amendment protects the right to bear arms, which means the right to own a gun.

5 3rd Amendment The 3rd Amendment says No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. This means that we cannot be forced to house or quarter soldiers.

6 4th Amendment The 4th Amendment protects the people from unreasonable searches and seizures. This means that the police must have a warrant to enter our homes. It also means the government cannot take our property, papers, or us, without a valid warrant based on probable cause (good reason).

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8 5th Amendment The 5th Amendment protects people from being held for committing a crime unless they are properly indicted, (accused) You may not be tried twice for the same crime (double jeopardy) You don t have to testify against yourself in court. (Self-incrimination)

9 6th Amendment The 6th Amendment guarantees a speedy trial (you can t be kept in jail for over a year without a trial) an impartial jury (doesn t already think you are guilty) that the accused can confront witnesses against them the accused must be allowed to have a lawyer

10 7th Amendment The 7th Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy civil trial. A civil trial differs from a criminal trial. A civil trial is when someone sues someone else. A criminal trial is when the state tries to convict someone of a crime.

11 8th Amendment The 8th Amendment guarantees that punishments will be fair and not cruel, and that extraordinarily large fines will not be set.

12 9th Amendment All rights not stated in the Constitution and not forbidden by the Constitution belong to the people. This means that the states can do what they want if the Constitution does not forbid it.

13 10th Amendment The 10th Amendment states that any power not granted to the federal government belongs to the states or to the people.

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15 The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments A look at the Reconstruction Amendments!

16 13th Amendment The 13th Amendment declared that slavery would not be allowed to exist in the United States. It made slavery illegal!

17 14th Amendment The 14th Amendment gave citizenship to African Americans! A person s race could not be a reason to deny them citizenship.

18 15th Amendment 15th The Amendment gave all men the right to vote, no matter what their skin color was or if they had been enslaved.

19 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments 13th Amendment - It made slavery unconstitutional and illegal! 14th Amendment - It stated that states could not take away the rights of citizens without due process of the law. Former slaves now granted citizenship 15th Amendment - It allowed all men to vote, no matter their skin color.

20 #1 Bernie lives in the South after the Civil War. As he is trying to leave the plantation where he used to be a slave, his plantation owner Billy Bob stops him and says, I paid for you, you are my slave, you must stay! What Amendment is Billy Bob breaking?

21 ANSWER! 13th!!! Billy Bob can not tell anyone to be a slave! Slavery became unconstitutional with the 13th Amendment!!

22 #2 A old old man named Larry wobbles up to the voting booth. Betty, the person that works at the voting place says, Go away old man, you can t vote here! What Amendment is Betty breaking?

23 ANSWER 15th Amendment! According to the 15th Amendment, all men have the right to vote no matter of age or race!

24 #3 It is 1865, and the Sheriff in a small town arrests Steve, a former slave, for stealing food from the market. The Sheriff throws him jail and never gives him a trial.

25 ANSWER The 14th Amendments! The 14th Amendment says you must have due process (which includes a trial) before they can take anything away such as your liberty (freedom).

26 #4 A man decides that he needs people to work at a factory, but he can t pay them. He decides to force his employees to work without paying them a single dollar. What amendment is the man breaking?

27 ANSWER The 13th Amendment - The man cannot force people to work for free!

28 #5 John came home from work one afternoon and noticed that all of his property was gone. He saw a note and it said, We have taken your property because you owe us money. Thanks, U.S. Government. He had nobody to contact to get the stuff back. What Amendment did the Government break?

29 ANSWER The 14th Amendment - Nobody is allowed to take your property without due process. This means that if the government wants to do something, you have the right to go to court. It is up to the Government to prove their case, not for you to prove your innocence of a crime.

30 Conclusion 13th Amendment - Ended Slavery 14th Amendment - Due Process Due Process - the government must respect all of your legal rights not just some. 15th Amendment - All men can vote