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Chapter 4
Rights and Responsibilities
Section 1: The Bill of Rights
Section 2: Guaranteeing Other Rights
Section 3: Citizens’ Duties and Responsibilities
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Section 1: The Bill of Rights
The Main Idea
The freedoms spelled out in the Bill of Rights—the freedoms of
religion, speech, the press, and petition, and the right to a
speedy and fair trial—are essential to our democratic system.
Reading Focus
 Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
 How does the First Amendment protect personal freedoms?
 What other rights does the Bill of Rights guarantee?
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Section 1: The Bill of Rights
A. Adding the Bill of Rights
1. Ratified by states in 1791
2. Controversial document
a. Promoted by Jefferson
b. Opposed by Alexander Hamilton
c. Written/proposed by James Madison
3. First 10 amendments to Constitution
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Section 1: The Bill of Rights
B. First Amendment Rights
1. Freedom of religion
a. “Congress can make no law respecting
an establishment of religion”
b. Madison and Jefferson
c. Right to practice
d. Separation of Church and state
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Section 1: The Bill of Rights
B. First Amendment Rights
2. Freedom of speech
a. “Congress can make no law…abridging
the freedom of speech”
b. Freedom to express, listen, criticize
c. Limits to free speech
i. Schneck v. US
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Section 1: The Bill of Rights
B. First Amendment Rights
3. Freedom of the Press
a. “Congress shall make no law…abridging
the freedom…of the press”
b. Colonial time period
c. Includes electronic media, books, Internet
d. Limitations
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Section 1: The Bill of Rights
B. First Amendment Rights
4. Freedom of assembly
a. “Congress shall make no law…abridging
the right of the people to assemble”
b. Meet peacefully
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Section 1: The Bill of Rights
B. First Amendment Rights
5. Right to petition
a. “Congress shall make no law…abridging
the right of the people to petition
govt for a redress of grievances”
b. Right to address concerns
c. Right to contact representatives
d. Inform representatives of citizens’ wants
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Section 1: The Bill of Rights
C. Other Rights Guaranteed by the
Bill of Rights
1. Protecting Citizens
a. 2nd Amendment
i. Ensure state militia
ii. Right to own a firearm
b. 3rd Amendment
i. Prohibits quartering of soldiers
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Section 1: The Bill of Rights
C. Other Rights Guaranteed by the
Bill of Rights
2. Rights of the accused
a. 4th Amendment
i. Unreasonable search and seizure
ii. Search warrants
iii. Probable cause
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Section 1: The Bill of Rights
C. Other Rights Guaranteed by the
Bill of Rights
2. Rights of the accused
b. 5th Amendment
i. Protects against hasty govt action
ii. Self-incrimination
iii. Due process
iv. Eminent domain
v. Double jeopardy
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Section 1: The Bill of Rights
C. Other Rights Guaranteed by the
Bill of Rights
2. Rights of the accused
c. 6th Amendment
i. Right to prompt trial and jury
ii. Right to an attorney
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Section 1: The Bill of Rights
C. Other Rights Guaranteed by the
Bill of Rights
2. Rights of the accused
d. 7th Amendment
i. Right to trial by jury for other cases
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Section 1: The Bill of Rights
C. Other Rights Guaranteed by the
Bill of Rights
2. Rights of the accused
e. 8th Amendment
i. Prohibits cruel and unusual
punishment
ii. Bail
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Section 1: The Bill of Rights
C. Other Rights Guaranteed by the
Bill of Rights
3. Rights of states and citizens
a. 9th Amendment
i. Have rights not mentioned in C.
b. 10th Amendment
i. Powers not given to federal govt or
forbidden to states belong to states
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Section 1
Question: What rights are guaranteed by the
Bill of Rights?
The Bill of Rights
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Separation of church and
state
The inclusion of rights not
specifically listed in the
Constitution
Freedom of the press
Freedom of speech
Freedom of petition
Freedom of assembly
No quartering of soldiers
The right to bear arms
Protection for those
accused
Protection from unreasonable
search and seizure
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Section 2: Guaranteeing Other Rights
The Main Idea
Other amendments to the Constitution expanded the
civil rights of Americans.
Reading Focus
 How did the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments
extend civil rights?
 Which amendments extended Americans’ voting
rights?
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Section 2: Guaranteeing Other Rights
A. Civil Rights
1. Civil Rights definition
2. 13th Amendment
a. Abolish slavery
3. 14th Amendment
a. Full citizenship to African Americans
b. Equal protection under the law
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Section 2: Guaranteeing Other Rights
B. Extending Voting Rights
1. Basic principle
2. Voting history
3. Suffrage
4. 15th Amendment
a. Right to vote cannot be…race”
b. Women?
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Section 2: Guaranteeing Other Rights
B. Extending Voting Rights
5. 17th Amendment
a. Direct election of US senators
6. 19th Amendment
a. Women gain right to vote
7. 23rd Amendment
a. Gave citizens in DC right to vote
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Section 2: Guaranteeing Other Rights
B. Extending Voting Rights
8. 24th Amendment
a. Banned poll taxes
9. 26th Amendment
b. Lowered voting age from 21 to 18
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Section 2
Question: Which amendments extended
Americans’ voting rights?
Amendments
that Extended
Amendments
that
Voting
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Extended
Voting
Fifteenth Amendment
Seventeenth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
Twenty-third Amendment
Twenty-fourth Amendment
Twenty-sixth Amendment
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Section 3: Citizens’ Duties and Responsibilities
The Main Idea
Along with the rights and freedoms of U.S.
citizenship come important duties and
responsibilities.
Reading Focus
 What are the duties of citizenship?
 What are the responsibilities of citizenship?
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Section 3: Citizens’ Duties and Responsibilities
A. Duties of Citizens
1. Obey the law
2. Attend school
3. Pay taxes
4. Serve in the armed forces
i. draft
5. Appear in court
i. Jury duty
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Section 3: Citizens’ Duties and Responsibilities
B. Responsibilities of Citizen
1. Voting
2. Be informed
3. Taking part in government
4. Helping your community
5. Respecting and protecting others’ rights
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Section 3
Question: What are the responsibilities of
citizenship?
voting
respecting others’ rights
being informed
helping the
community
Responsibilities
of
Citizenship
taking part in
government
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Chapter 4 Wrap-Up
1. Which amendments focus on the rights of people
accused of crimes? What rights do these
amendments guarantee?
2. Why was the Ninth Amendment included in the Bill
of Rights?
3. How did the Thirteenth and Fourteenth
Amendments extend the civil rights of Americans?
4. How have voting rights been expanded through
constitutional amendments?
5. What are the duties of citizenship?
6. What are the responsibilities of citizenship?
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