Quiz # 8

1. What branch makes the law2. To reject a bill ( V )3. What plan propose equal vote with one house4. To try or to accuse means ( I )5. For every five slaves equal 3 people became

an agreement known as6. The division of power between national and

state (F )7. What plan propose two house representation

base on population8. What branch has the power to declare law

unconstitutional ( J )9. What branch interprets the law 10. To prevent abuse from each branches this

was established (C and B )

CONSTITUTIONSUPREME LAW OF THE LAND

Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens: Exploring the Bill of Rights For the 21st Century

1. Current Event Presentation2. TEST next week- Chapter 5 and the

Constitution3. End of 1st Quarter- October 254. Make up work- Quizzes during lunch5. PowerPoint Discussion on Bill of Rights6. Objective: Create a Four Corners that

represents at least 4 of the amendments in the Bill of Rights

Agenda

Quiz 8 (Article make up)1. How many states are required to approve the

Constitution

2. What article deals with Judicial

3. This is the supreme law of the land

4. What article deals with Legislature

5. What article talks about the relationship among the state

6. What article deals with Executive

7. To change, add or delete

8. This group elect the President

9. A state must surrender a suspect or criminal to another state

10. Name the article that ratified the Constitution

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Quiz 8 (Article )1. What article deals with Executive

2. This group elect the President

3. To change, add or delete

4. What article deals with Legislature

5. What article talks about the relationship among the state

6. A state must surrender a suspect or criminal to another state (E)

7. How many states are required to approve the Constitution

8. What article deals with Judicial

9. This is the supreme law of the land

10. What article states that federal officials must swear their loyalty to the Constitution

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Framers had three goals as they wrote the Bill of Rights

1. To protect the freedom of each person2. To prevent abuse of power by the

government3. To protect people who are accused of

crimes

Federalists vs. AntifederalistsFederalists Antifederalists

• supported the Constitution

• wanted a strong national government

• opposed the Constitution

• wanted a strong state

• wanted Bill of Rights be added (Jefferson, Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams)

• Alexander Hamilton, Washington, James Madison

• James Madison wrote the first ten amendments known as the Bill of Rights.

“Father of the Constitution”

1st Amendment:a. Freedom of Speech

In 1965, 13-year old Mary Beth Tinker and her 15-year old brother John wore black armbands to school in Des Moines, Iowa. They wanted to show their mourning for people killed in the Vietnam War and their support for a truce at Christmas. Mary Beth, an eighth grade student at Harding Jr. High School was promptly suspended by her principal, who said no black armbands would be allowed.

Congress shall make no laws . . . abridging the

freedom of speech

Graffiti??? Freedom of Speech?

1st Amendment:a. Freedom of Speech

Songs: Cee Lo Green - "F*** You“ : Forget youBritney Spears “If U Seek Amy”Lil Wayne – “No worries”

1st Amendment:a. Freedom of Speech

EMINEM (SO BAD)Yeah, you feel that,

baby?Yeah, I feel it tooDamn, you know, I'm so glad we could spend this time togetherSee, I'm not as crazy as you thought I was, am I?

I'm the American dream, I'm the definition of white trash ballin'I'm right back on 'em with aI can't call it, same S***, different toiletOh, you got a nice ass, darlingCan't wait to get you into my Benz, take you for a spinWhatchu' mean we ain't f*****'? You take me for a friend?Lemme tell you the whole story, of Shady's originYou'll be sorry if you slam my Mercedes door againF*** nobody else again

The individual can:Protest (without

getting out of control)Burn the flagSay racist and hate

slogans

The individual can not:Threaten to blow up

airplanes, schools or the president

Sexual harassmentExtremely crude

language in a public form

Disrespectful, vulgar language in schools

Hate crimes

FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!

b. Freedom of Religion

1st Amendment:

Establishment clause-GovernmentCans Cannot

Teach about religions in school

Allow voluntary prayer in many examples

Set a state religion Government cannot

order a prayerTeach creationism

Free Exercise—The personCan CannotChoose whatever

religionAsk questions about

religions Worship who ever you

want

Break the law and claim it is religious belief (ex. Polygamy)

Raise children without education

Deprave children of basic needs

c. Freedom of the PressCongress shall make no law . . .

abridging . . . the freedom of the press.”

Of course, free expression in spoken and written word must be within reason. You cannot libel (malicious use of

printed words) or slander (saying something false) another person.

1st Amendment:

Freedom of the press-the pressCan CannotPrint any political

positionMake fun of people,

especially politiciansExpose wrongs by the

governmentSay things you might not

agree with

Disclose defense-security secrets

Detail how to make a certain weapons

Congress shall make no law . . . abridging . . . the people to peaceably assemble”

What are some non-violent examples of organized assembly?

This does not give

demonstrators a

right to trespass on

private property!

1st Amendment:d. Freedom of Assembly

Freedom of AssemblyThe right to attend

meetings, rallies, protests, parades, celebrations, etc.

Implies freedom of association. What?

Section 1

1st Amendment:d. Freedom of Assembly

Freedom of Assembly--IndividualCan Cannot

Protest Parade (with a

permit)Parade chanting

hate slogansGang members can

congregate in public

Protest by throwing rocks and breaking windows

Hang out on private land against owners will—loitering

Teen curfew

Congress shall make no law . . . Abridging . . . the people. . . to petition the government for a redress of grievances”

1st Amendment:e. Freedom to Petition the government

Petition the governmentYou may sue the government for wrongsYou cannot be punished for exposing wrongs

by the government

2nd Amendment- right to bear arms

A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringed.

2nd Amendment- right to bear arms

2nd Amendment- right to bear arms

No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war. . . .

3rd Amendment- no Quartering (kept) troops in private homes

4th Amendment- protection from

unreasonable searches and seizures

Probable Cause:

reasonable suspicion of a crime

Bill of Rights – 4th Amendment It's My Locker

Ms. Jones:  Peter and Patty, please open your lockers.  It has been reported to the office that you brought pagers to school.  You know it is against the rules to have a pager at school.

Peter:  I do not have a pager in my locker. I will not open this locker without you getting a search warrant.

Patty:   I also do not have pagers in my locker.  Unless you have a search warrant, you have no right to search my locker.

Ms. Jones:  I have here the combinations to both of your lockers.  If you will not open the lockers for me, I will open them on my own.

Peter:  If you find anything, you cannot use it against me to punish me.

Patty:  Don't you know anything about the Fourth Amendment?  You can't just search anywhere that you want.  This is my private locker.

4th Amendment- protection from unreasonable searches

and seizures

5th Amendment-a. protection from self- incrimination (testify against self)

b. Protection from double jeopardy (can not be tried twice for the same crime)

c. protection from uncompensated Eminent Domain (private property taken for public use)

d. Must be indicted by a Grand Jury

e. Nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law

6th Amendment- right to a speedy trial and a lawyer

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy:

the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial (neutral) jury

to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation

to be confronted with the witnesses against him

to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense (a lawyer)

7th Amendment- trial by jury in civil cases

In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars,

8th AmendmentNo excessive bailNo cruel and unusual punishment

Bail: amount of money required to give as a guarantee the accused will appear in court

Example – Right to privacy

Impossible to create a list everything you are entitled (especially since time changes)

9th Amendment- rights of the people

• Simple stated: “Just because we didn’t put it in the Bill of Rights doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist!” This means rights not listed are still rights of the people!

• People and states have all the powers that the Constitution does not specifically give to the national government

10th Amendment- Power of States and People

Ratification- official approvalRequire 9 out of 13 states to approve

September 17, 1787Constitution was ratified

SUMMARYBill of Rights

Making Connections:The Bill of Rights in Art

Artwork #1

Artwork #2

Artist: Norman RockwellExhibit: The Four Freedoms

Artwork #3

Artwork #4

Artwork #5

Artwork #6

Artist Van GoghThe Prison Courtyard

Artwork #7

Equality Before the Law

Civil Rights

Equal Protection Clause of the14th Amendment

“No state shall… deny to any person

within its jurisdiction the equal protection

of the law.”

Racism: hatred or intolerance of another race or other races

Segregation: the practice of separating people of different races, classes, or ethnic groups

Key Concepts

Legislation that declares segregation or…desegregation

Civil Rights Legislation

Plessy v. Ferguson

•Established the “separate but equal” clause •Declared that separation laws did not violate the 14th Amendment

Jim Crow Laws

•Laws in South that segregated public facilities•Facilities provided to blacks always far inferior to those provided to whites

Civil Rights Legislation

Brown v. Board

of Educati

on

•Chief Justice Earl Warren•Argument: Segregated schools hurt the equality of education•Outcome: To separate children solely based on race violated the equal protection clause of 14th Amendment

Chief Justice Earl Warren’s Exact Words… • “To separate African

American children from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely to ever be undone…We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of “separate but equal” has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal”

Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement

De Fact

o Segregation Segregati

on that exists by

practice and

custom Example

: Segregati

on that existed in Nort

h

De Jure Segregation Segregati

on by

law Example

: Jim Crow

laws

Difficult to eliminate because it requires

changing people’s beliefs and values

Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement

Affirmative Action

•Making special efforts to hire or enroll groups that have suffered from discrimination in the past•“Reverse discrimination?”

Affirmative Action

Today: Separate but Equal?As we continue through the 21st

century, segregation by law is gone, but economic disparities and continuing patterns of segregated housing, in the North and South, show that the battle for equality has not yet been fully won.

Sean Price, New York Times, Upfront

Personal Thoughts?

Magruder’s American Government Textbook (2010).

Exploring the Bill of Rights for the 21st Century. University of Virginia Center for Politics, retrieved from http://www.youthleadership.net

Sources for this Presentation