The Original Ten Amendments: the
Bill of Rights
By Miss Oberlander
To the tune of “The Life I Lead” from Mary Poppins
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The Bill of Rights are the
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first 10 amendments
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That come at the end of the
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US Constitution
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They state our freedoms and our rights
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That can’t be taken away
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They protect us from our government!
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Amendment 1 was taken from
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George Mason
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The freedom of religion, speech,
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and press
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It states that we the people of
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the United States
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Can assemble in a meeting
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place
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Amendment 2: the right
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to keep and bear arms
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To protect your family and
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your home
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When used in self defense
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Or tyranny’s expense
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This amendment cannot
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be infringed upon.
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Amendment 3 keeps us from quartering soldiers
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Our homes are not military barracks
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The Quartering Act of ‘65
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Won’t interfere with our lives
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Amendment 3 protects our property
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Amendment 4 prevents
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searches and seizures.
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The police must have a warrant
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to enter
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They can’t take our stuff away
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Or make us pay
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Our homes are protected today
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Amendment 5: we’re innocent
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til found guilty
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The government can’t put us in
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for no reason
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When suspected of a crime
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A jury in time
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Will pardon or punish what’s fair.
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Amendment 6 is the right to fair
trial
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It guarantees you the right to a
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lawyer
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Speedy means: can’t wait too long
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Secret trials would be wrong
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To keep things truthful, fair, and
free
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Amendment 7: a jury in
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civil cases
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A group of random citizens
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They together will decide
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The outcome derived
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So no one person has total
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power to rule
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Amendment 8 forbids
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extreme punishment
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Outlaws “cruel and
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unusual” consequence
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no excessive penalties
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unless the crime agrees
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It protects us when we’ve
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done some wrong.
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Amendment 9 says freedom is the way
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There are other necessary rights
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And even if they are not listed
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In the Constitution
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The government should respect those too!
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Amendment 10 says the
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power is the people’s
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The state governments have
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important rights too
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No one dictator can say
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There’s only one way
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Liberty gives us the say in the
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USA!
Hey!