Warm up: 11/5/13
1.What is Confucianism in your own words?
2.What is Legalism in your own words?
3.What is 1 thing you are thankful for? (You
may want to make a separate sheet in
your notebook/binder/folder to keep- a
running list everyday.
The Bill of Rights
I will analyze the amendments in the
Bill of Rights and argue which are the
most important.
Think-Pair-Share
• Define Civil Rights in your own words.
Read the following Definitions and create
one of your own by synthesizing the
information.
• Merriam-Webster
– The rights that every person should have regardless of his
or her sex, race, or religion.
• Legal Dictionary from thefree-dictionary.com
– Personal liberties that belong to an individual, owing to his
or her status as a citizen or resident of a particular country
or community. They are Protected by law
• Wikipedia
– Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect
individuals' freedom from infringement by governments
and private organizations, and ensure one's ability to
participate in the civil and political life of the state without
discrimination or repression.
Jigsaw
• Your task is to summarize
a group of amendments
from the Bill of Rights and
become an expert on
them.
• You need to summarize
these amendments in
your own words. Include:
– The number
– Give it a title
– Summarize what it does
• Group A
– Amendments 1, 2, 3
• Group B
– Amendments 4 and 5
• Group C
– Amendments 6 and 7
• Group D
– Amendments 8, 9, 10
Instructions
• Read and analyze
amendments 1-3 and
write a summary in
bullet point fashion of
what the amendment
does for citizens.
• You may write on the
document.
• When finished writing
the summaries for 1-3,
explain how each of the
amendments apply to
you today.
First Amendment
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Freedom of religion
Freedom of speech
Freedom of the press
Right to peacefully assemble
Right to petition.
Warm Up 11/6/13
• 1.What are civil rights?
• 2. Where can Americans find their civil rights?
• 3. How do the rights in the first ammendment affect
you?
• 4. What is 1 thing you are thankful for? (You may want
to make a separate sheet in your
notebook/binder/folder to keep- a running list
everyday.
Which part of the 1st amendment is
this promoting?
How about this one?
Which part of the 1st amendment is
this promoting? (Tough one, I know)
• Which part of the 1st amendment is this promoting?
And this one?
(I know, another tough one)
Second Amendment
• Right to keep and bear arms in order to
maintain a well regulated militia.
Third Amendment
• No forced quartering or housing of soldiers.
Instructions
• Read and analyze
amendments 4-6 and
write a summary in
bullet point fashion of
what the amendment
does for citizens.
• You may write on the
document.
• When finished writing
the summaries for 4-6,
explain how each of the
amendments apply to
you today.
Fourth Amendment
• Freedom from unreasonable search and
seizure
• A warrant is only to be given with probable
cause.
Fifth Amendment
• Right to due process of law (Fair Treatment
under the law)
• Freedom from self-incrimination (Plea the 5th)
– Saying something that would get you convicted.
• Double jeopardy- Cannot be convicted of the
same crime twice.
5th Amendment
Sixth Amendment
• Rights of accused persons:
– right to a speedy and public trial
– Jury of your peers must be from the area
– Right to be told what you are accused of doing
– Right to have a lawyer
– Right to know who the witness is and find a
witness for their defense.
What part of the 6th Amendment does
this represent?
Seventh Amendment
• Right of trial by jury in civil cases (Lawsuits)
Warm Up: 11/7/13
• 1. Look through amendments 1-6. Which do
you think is most important? Justify your
reasoning.
• 2. What is 1 thing you are appreciative of in
your life?
Instructions
• Read and analyze
amendments 7-8 and
write a summary in
bullet point fashion of
what the amendment
does for citizens.
• You may write on the
document.
• When finished writing
the summaries for 7-8,
explain how each of the
amendments apply to
you today.
Eighth Amendment
• Freedom from excessive bail (money required
to get out of jail before trial)
• No cruel and unusual punishments.
Ninth Amendment
• The Constitution cannot be used to deny
people of any right that it protects.
Tenth Amendment
• Powers not given to the national government
in the Constitution are reserved for the states
or the people.
Instructions
• Read and analyze
amendments 13-15 and
write a summary in
bullet point fashion of
what the amendment
does for citizens.
• You may write on the
document.
• When finished writing
the summaries for 1315, explain how each of
the amendments apply
to you today.
Thirteenth Amendment
• Ended Slavery and involuntary servitude in the
U.S. except as a punishment for a crime.
Fourteenth Amendment
• All people born or naturalized in the United
States are citizens with equal protection under
the law.
– Life, Liberty, and Property cannot be removed
without due process of law
Fifteenth Amendment
• All citizens can vote regardless of their race,
color, or previous condition of servitude.
• When passed in 1870 citizens only include
men
Instructions
• Read and analyze
amendments 19, 24,
and 26 and write a
summary in bullet point
fashion of what the
amendment does for
citizens.
• You may write on the
document.
• When finished writing
the summaries for
19,24, and 26, explain
how each of the
amendments apply to
you today.
Nineteenth Amendment
• Voting rights cannot be denied on the account
of sex.
• Women can Vote!
Twenty-Fourth Amendment
• Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote in
national elections for the failure to pay a poll
tax.
Twenty-Sixth Amendment
• All citizens over the age of 18 can vote.
Check for Understanding
• Rank the Amendments that you have learned
so far from most important to least important
to you.
• Explain your reasoning for each of the
amendments position.
Is this a violation of the Civil Rights? Why?
• Rob is arrested for stealing a movie from his
neighborhood video rental store. After his
conviction, he was sentenced to life in prison
without parole.
Explain which amendment addresses this
situation and whether or not the individuals
personal rights were being denied.
Is this a violation of the Bill of Rights?
Why?
• A group of American citizens are protesting
the major corporations in United States as
part of the “Occupy Colorado Springs”
movement. The city has laws against camping
in the city parks. So the police forced the
protestors to go home at the end of the
evening.
Explain which amendment addresses this
situation and whether or not the individuals
personal rights were being denied.
Is this a violation of the Civil Rights? Why?
• In William’s neighborhood there have been many
dogs kidnapped. The police have been going
door to door to ask to look on peoples property
for evidence of where the dogs are. The police
ask to look in Williams house and he says no. The
police later return with a warrant to search the
house after many dogs have been heard barking
in the house.
Explain which amendment addresses this
situation and whether or not the individuals
personal rights were being denied.
Is this a violation of the Civil Rights? Why?
• Sarah has been accused of driving 110 miles
per hour in a 25 mile per hour zone. She
pleads not guilty and chooses to have a trial.
When she arrives at the courthouse there the
judge convicts her and takes her license away
for 1 year without a jury.
Explain which amendment addresses this
situation and whether or not the individuals
personal rights were being denied.
Is this a violation of the Civil Rights? Why?
• Matthew moved from a small town to the big
city and carries a gun in the gun rack of his
truck. He as the gun locked and unloaded. As
he pulls into the parking garage of his new
private bank, he is told that he is not allowed
to bring his gun.
Explain which amendment addresses this
situation and whether or not the individuals
personal rights were being denied.
DOL
• In a 7 to 9 sentence
constructed response,
explain the 5 most
important amendments
granting Civil Rights in
the U.S. Constitution in
your opinion. Justify
your response.
• In a 5 to 7 sentence
constructed response,
explain the 3 most
important amendments
granting Civil Rights in
the U.S. Constitution in
your opinion. Justify
your response.
• Sample Vocabulary
– Bill of Rights
SCR
– Amendments (First, Second,
Explain what you
etc.)
consider to be the
– Constitution
3 most important
– Freedom
amendments in
– Unalienable Rights
the Bill of Rights
– Due Process
today. Defend
– Protected
your choices with
– Rights
strong evidence
– Trial by jury
from the Bill of
– Cruel and unusual punishment
Rights.
Close Reading- Human Rights
• Read and annotate the text
– Number paragraphs
– Circle key terms – No more than 5 per chunk
– Chunk as you go to group paragraphs of similar content
– Left column is a one sentence summary per chunk
• When Finished: Make a bubble chart comparing and
contrasting Civil Rights and Human Rights
Bubble Chart help
Differences
• Definition
• Are they always protected?
• Who protects them?
• What happens if they aren’t being met?
Similarities
• How are they similar/why are they important?
Reading UDHR
• As you read, in your
own words summarize
each human right next
to it in the margins of
the page.
• As you read, in your
own words summarize
each human right next
to it in the margins of
the page.
• At the end of each
page, rank your top 2
most important human
rights from that page
and justify why.
• At the end of each
page, rank your top 4
most important human
rights from that page
and justify why.