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THE BILL OF RIGHTS
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General Information• First 10 Amendments to the Constitution
• Ratified in 1791
• Essential component of LIMITED GOVERNMENT in the United States. (Takes power from the government and gives it to the people)
• Who would want a bill of rights added to the constitution?
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The FIRST Amendment
• Protects 5 basic freedomso Freedom of RELIGIONo Freedom of SPEECHo Freedom of the PRESSo Freedom of ASSEMBLYo Freedom to PETITION the government
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The SECOND Amendment
• Guarantees the right to BEAR ARMS
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The THIRD Amendment
• The National Government can never ask Americans to QUARTER soldiers
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The FOURTH Amendment
• Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures
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The FIFTH Amendment
• deals with the rights of accused criminals by providing for due process of law, forbidding double jeopardy, and preventing self-incrimination. (right to remain silent)
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The SIXTH Amendment• Guarantees additional rights to people
accused of crimes, including the rights to:o Be told the charges against youo A speedy and public trial by a juryo Confront your accuserso Call witnesses in your behalfo Have a lawyer
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The SEVENTH Amendment• Guarantees the right to a jury trial in
civil cases
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The EIGHTH Amendment• Forbids “excessive” bail and “CRUEL
AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENTS”
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The NINTH Amendment• Rights not mentioned in the
constitution belong to the people.
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The TENTH Amendment• Maintains that powers not specifically
given to the federal government are reserved for the states
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• Scenario – All order and no freedom.
• Imagine a society in which everything you do – from how you dress to what you eat to who you hang out with – is determined by the state. Police are everywhere, and there is essentially no crime. But individual expression does not exist.
• What are the chief advantages and disadvantages of this type of social arrangement?