I Can Statements
Unit 3: the bill of rights & our
enduring constitution
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I understand the definition of the following terms, their significance in Civics and know
associated people, events and examples connected to each:
o Bill of Rights
o Eminent Domain
o Suffrage
o Amendment Process
o Due Process of Law
o Poll Tax
o Convention (National
o Double Jeopardy
o Equal Protection
o Freedom of the Press
o Segregation
o Freedom of Speech
o Affirmative Action
Convention)
o Separation of Church and
State
Chapter 6 Section 1
1.
I can indentify which group wanted a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution.
2.
I can identify where the formal amendment process begins.
3.
I can discuss the debate in Congress over the Bill of Rights and its ratification.
4.
I can explain why the amendment process often takes a long time.
5.
I can list the documents that inspired the Framers of the Constitution.
Chapter 6 Section 2
6.
I can explain the five individual freedoms that the 1 st amendment protects.
7.
I can discuss how the 2nd through 5th amendments protect citizens from government abuse of power.
8.
I can explain the 5th through 8th amendments and how they protect against people accused of crimes.
9.
I can identify who is given power through the 9th and 10th amendments.
Chapter 6 Section 3
10.
I can explain why citizens’ rights are difficult to interpret.
11.
I can determine the role of the courts in interpreting citizens’ rights.
12.
I can examine how the 1st amendment affects students rights in the Tinker case.
13.
I can describe how the courts protected freedom of unpopular opinions in the Skokie case.
Chapter 7 Section 1
14.
I can explain how slavery was abolished with the adoption of the 13 th amendment.
Chapters 6 & 7
Pages: 158-205
15.
I can list the amendments that gave African Americans rights in the United States.
16.
I can explain why the 14th amendment is sometimes called, “The Second Bill of Rights.”
17.
I can identify how the 15th, 19th, 23rd, 24th, and 26th amendments extended voting rights for U.S. citizens.
18.
I can identify the topic of the 27th amendment.
Chapter 7 Section 2
19.
I can identify who has final say in the interpretation of the Constitution.
20.
I can explain why court decisions have to adapt with the changing times.
21.
I can explain the importance of the Plessy v. Ferguson case.
22.
I can identify the court case that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson.
I can answer the following questions:
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Which of the ten amendments that make up the Bill of Rights do you think has the least to do with Americans’
lives today? Explain why.
o
How might history have been different if the original Constitution had abolished slavery? How would the
Constitution be different today?
Chapters 6 & 7
Pages: 158-205