Preview 11-3• Pick up your notebook and a reading

from the back table.• Answer the following question with a

partner… “How did the English Bill of Rights, Magna Carta, Federalist and Antifederalist Papers influence our Constitution?”

Preview 11-4• Pick up your notebook from the back

table.• Answer the following question in your

notebook…

“What is the purpose of amending the Constitution?”

To change our government

Small Group Talk

Do you think that our society is different today than it was in 1787 when the Constitution was ratified? Explain and give examples.

Practice

Small Group Talk

• What is one thing that you would change (amend) in our Constitution? Why?• “I would change _________”

Amendment Process

Read Together• What fraction of Congress is needed to propose an amendment?

• What fraction of the states are needed to ratify (approve) the amendment?

Amendments

• Is changing the Constitution difficult or easy?

• Favorite place to eat?• What does the 18th amendment say?

What did the 21st amendment do?

Small Group Talk

• What would happen if the President made all decisions on changes to the Constitution without the consent (approval) of the states?• “In my opinion__________”

Amendment Article

• Is changing the Constitution difficult or easy?

• Does the process need to be changed? • Why or Why not?

Changing the Constitution

• Amending the Constitution is difficult

• Why?• So we would not

quickly change the law without thoughtfulness

Amendment Facts

• There are 27 Amendments

• 1,000s of Amendments have been proposed, but failed

• Anyone can propose an Amendment

The Amendment Process

Proposed by:

CONGRESS by two-thirds vote of each house

Proposed by:

NATIONAL CONVENTION called by Congress at request of two-thirds of state legislatures

Ratified by:

Three-fourths of the states

Preview 11-5• Pick up your notebook and a reading

from the back table.• Answer the following question in your

notebook…

“Why did the Antifederalists demand a Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution?”

What amendment is seen here?

Bill of Rights Scenarios

• Individual Activity• Read each scenario.• Examine the problem closely.• Identify which Bill of Rights

amendment is violated in each example.

• Explain your argument in a complete sentence on page 27 in your notebook. 27

Small Group Talk

What would our society be like if there was no freedom of speech? How would you feel?

Video

• Why was Malala targeted for her beliefs?

• What group was responsible?

Bill of Rights Matching

• Groups of 3-4. • Match the amendment to the

Bill of Rights.• Use the reading and pictures to

help

Writing the Bill of Rights

• Written by James Madison at the urging of his old friend/teacher Thomas Jefferson

• 12 were written, but only ten ratified

1st Amendment

• The Five Freedoms : R.A.P.P.S.

• Religion• Assembly• Petition• Press• Speech

Freedom of Religion

• Government can’t…1. Establish a national religion2. Deny you the ability to practice your

religion• Limits:

• Can’t hurt anyone or break the law in practicing your religion

Freedom of Assembly and Petition

• Assembly: to meet as a group

• Petition: to sue the government

• Limits:• Cannot break the law

in assembling (example: trespassing)

Freedom of Press

• The ability to publish news• The ability to access and read news• Limits:

• Must not knowingly publish lies about someone

Freedom of Speech

• Right to say what you want and this includes “symbolic speech”

• Limits:• Can’t yell FIRE!• Schools and employers can limit speech if

it is considered a distraction

Preview 11-6• Pick up your notebook and a reading from

the back table.• Answer the following question in your

notebook…

What 5 freedoms (RAPPS) does the 1st amendment guarantee?

Small Group Talk

Explain the significance of the 1st amendment in your own life. Give specific examples.

What’s in the Bill of Rights?

• First 10 Amendments to the Constitution

• Protect: • Individual liberties• Against abuse of power• Rights of the accused• State/individual powers

2nd Amendment

• The right to bear arms (own a weapon)

• Some argue the meaning of this amendment

3rd Amendment

• May not force citizens to put up troops in their homes

• Reaction to the Quartering Act prior to the American Revolution

4th Amendment

• Protects Americans from unlawful searches of home or property

5th Amendment

• Cannot self-incriminate, or be forced to testify in one’s own trial• “pleading the Fifth”• Today police must give

“Miranda warning” to people be arrested

• Cannot be re-tried of a crime• Double jeopardy

6th Amendment

• Right to a speedy and public trial• Be informed of nature of the crime• Right to an attorney

7th Amendment

• Civil Case: non criminal trial (usually for money)

• Right to a jury trial• Cannot be retried (double jeopardy)

8th Amendment

• Judge can’t set excessive bail• No “cruel and unusual

punishment”

9th Amendment

• People have rights not listed specifically in the previous amendments

• Example: Supreme Court ruled a woman has a right to privacy concerning abortion (Roe v. Wade)

10th Amendment

• The states have rights not specifically listed in the Bill of Rights

Bill of Rights Scenarios

• Partner Activity • 1 envelope per group of 2.

• Read the scenario.• Choose which Bill of Rights would

fit the scenario.

T.P.S.W

ThinkWhich of the Bill of Rights do you feel is

the most important in your life?

T.P.S.W

PairPartner A – 30 secondsPartner B – 30 seconds

T.P.S.W

ShareWhich of the Bill of Rights do you feel is

the most important in your life?

T.P.S.W

Write3-4 sentences on why you feel

your choice is the most important. Give examples.

AssemblyWhat 1st Amendment right

(R.A.P.P.S.) are the people in the picture showing?

Important Amendments

• Groups of 3-4• Use the copy of the Constitution in the RED

textbook (pg.237)• Read and summarize the following

amendments by listing 1 bullet point for each• 14th

• 18th

• 19th

• 21st • 26th 26

Small Group Talk

Why is it important to be an informed citizen? Why should you know the issues before you vote? Explain your answer to your partner.

Civil War Amendments

• 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments• Freed the slaves• Guaranteed citizenship• Allowed African American men to

vote

19th Amendment

• Women get to vote • Women are the last of all people in the

country to get the right to vote• Also called “Women’s Suffrage”

Prohibition Amendments

• 18th Amendment banned alcohol• 21st Amendment repealed 18th

Amendment • (in other words, it erased it)

Voting Amendments

• 22nd Amendment – President can only serve 8 years (two terms)

• 24th Amendment – abolished poll tax (meaning at one time you had to pay to vote)

• 26th Amendment – 18 is voting age