Constitution Day 2015

ACLU of Indiana

What Is A Constitution?

Photo by Rosie O'Beirne http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosieobeirne/4089435995/

Why Are Constitutions Important?

Responsibilities, Rights, and Roles

Freedom of Religion

Why is individual freedom of religion

important? Why shouldn’t the

government endorse one religion?

Freedom of Speech

Why is the freedom of speech important?

Prohibition of Searches and Seizures

4th Amendment: Rules for search

and seizure!

Equal Protection

Why should we treat people equally?

Does equality = same rules for everyone?

Periodic Elections

Why is it important to vote?

Three Branches of Government

Why is it important to limit the government?

So Why Constitution Day?

Why should you care?

Constitution Quiz

What is a constitution?

George Washingon commons.wikimedia.org

How and why do we limit government?

John Adams en.wikipedia.org

Name some rights we discussed

James Madison en.wikipedia.org

Name some rights we didn’t discuss

Susan B. Anthony, social reformer and feminist who played a pivotal role in the 1920 women’s suffrage movement (voting)en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_B._Anthony

Henry Frye, the first black chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, was prevented by a literacy test from registering to vote in 1956. www.nytimes.com/2015/07/29/magazine/voting-rights-act-dream-undone.html

Happy Constitution Day!!

Award-winning mural by students at Hasten Hebrew Academy in Indianapolis, 2013FUN WAYS TO LEARN ALL YEAR! https://constitutionday.aclu.org/