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Bill of Rights
Written by Douglas M. Rife
Illustrated by Bron Smith
Teaching & Learning Company
1204 Buchanan St., P.O. Box 10
Carthage, IL 62321-0010
Table of Contents
Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Ratification of the Constitution Handout 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Political Cartoons Handout 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Centinel Cartoon Handout 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
“The Federal Edifice” Cartoon Questions Handout 4 . . . . . . . . . . 9
Bill of Rights Time Line Handout 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Understanding the Events Leading up to the Bill of Rights
Handout 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
The Bill of Rights: Words to Look For Handout 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
The Bill of Rights Handout 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
The Bill of Rights Explained Handout 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Rights Review Handout 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Understanding the Bill of Rights Handout 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Who Said? Handout 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
The Bill of Rights in Action–Exercising Your Rights . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Freedom of Speech: You Decide–Ladue v. Gilleo Handout 13 . . . . 31
Political Cartoons Handout 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Cartoon Quiz Handout 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
City of Ladue v. Gilleo Supreme Court Case Handout 16. . . . . . . 34
Ladue Code Handout 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Ladue v. Gilleo Review Handout 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
H.R.1025,The Brady Bill Handout 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Brady Bill Review Handout 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Cartoon Handout 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Amendment II Handout 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Rights Review Handout 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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Freedom of Speech: You Decide–
Ladue v. Gilleo
Below are the words from the First Amendment that protect freedom of speech and a brief
description of the details of a case that went to the Supreme Court. Read both and form your
own opinion of whether or not the City of Ladue, Missouri, violated Margaret Gilleo’s right to
free speech.
Words to Look For
Abridge to shorten, to lessen, to cut
Respondent the defendant in a civil court proceeding
Ordinance a municipal or city statute or law
AMENDMENT I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble,
and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
City of Ladue v. Margaret P. Gilleo
“Respondent Margaret P. Gilleo owns one of
the 57 single-family homes in the Willow Hill
subdivision of Ladue, Missouri. On December
8, 1990, she placed on her front lawn a 24" x
36" sign printed with the words Say No to War
in the Persian Gulf, Call Congress Now!. That sign
disappeared. Gilleo put up another but it was
knocked to the ground. When Gilleo reported
these incidents to the police, they advised her
that such signs were prohibited in Ladue. The
City Council denied her petition for a variance.
Gilleo then filed this action . . . against the City,
the Mayor, and members of the City Council,
alleging that Ladue’s sign ordinance violated
her First Amendment right to free speech.”
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