The Constitution and the Bill of Rights

The Bill of Rights-The Constitution

Multiple Choice

REVIEW: Delegates met at what is now Independence Hall to make changes to the Articles of Confederation. This idea was overruled and the delegates decided to write a new form of Government for the new United States. What was this document called?

• Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• U.S. Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

Multiple Choice

Review: Does the Constitution give us our government branches?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Review: What is the Constitution used for in our government?

• Deciding what is the first day of the week

• Designing our government

• Figuring out who is the president each year

The Constitution lays the foundation for our government.

However, our founding fathers left room for us to make changes, or amendments, to this document in order for our government to be successful.

Bill of Rights: 1789-91

the first 10 amendments of the Constitution of the United States.

Bill of Rights

• Not everyone agreed on the Constitution. One group argued that there were no clear rights protected for the people.

• On December 15, 1791, 10 amendments were officially added to the Constitution.

• These first 10 amendments assure certain freedoms and rights; together they are known as the Bill of Rights.

Multiple Choice

How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?

• 100

• 1

• 10

Multiple Choice

The Bill of Rights were created to protected the rights of citizens.

• True

• False

First Amendment:

freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of assembly, freedom of petition

Second Amendment: 

the right of the people to keep and bear arms

(the right to own weapons)

Third Amendment:

restriction of housing soldiers in private homes

(No soldiers in your home)

Fourth Amendment:

protection against unreasonable search and seizure

(cannot search you or take your things)

Fifth Amendment:

protects against self-testimony, being tried twice for the same crime, and the seizure of property under eminent domain

eminent domain

the power of the state to appropriate private property for its own use without the owner's consent

5th Amendment

People accused of a crime have the right to a lawyer.

The government must follow the laws.

If the government takes your property, they must pay for it.

Sixth Amendment:

have the rights to a

-fair trial

-speedy trial

-trail by jury

-lawyer

Seventh Amendment:

guarantees trial by jury in cases involving a certain dollar amount

Eighth Amendment:

the government cannot require excessive bail or fines

the government it not allowed to use cruel and unusual punishment for crimes

Ninth Amendment:

Citizens have other rights not listed in the Constitution

Tenth Amendment:

The States have powers not listed in the Constitution

Multiple Choice

The Bill of Rights are what change to the Constitution?

• Amendments

• Choices

• Differences

• Add-ons

Multiple Choice

Based on the Bill of Rights, what is one rights of a United States citizen?

• To have a jury of peers

• To have a free mail system

• To be able to pay taxes

• To have the power to impeach the President

Poll

How do you feel about your understanding of the Constitution?

• Great! I get it!!

• Not fully understanding yet, but will be!

• I still have no idea what we are talking about.