The Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights Basics
Bill of Rights Basics
 First ten Amendments to the Constitution
Bill of Rights Basics
 First ten Amendments to the Constitution
 Meant to protect the rights of citizens
Bill of Rights Basics
 First ten Amendments to the Constitution
 Meant to protect the rights of citizens by blocking the
power of government
Bill of Rights Basics
 First ten Amendments to the Constitution
 Meant to protect the rights of citizens by blocking the
power of government
 The Constitution gives government power, while the Bill
of Rights gives citizens power.
 People should be able to gather in front of the White
House to say how much they hate the President.
 If people hate the United States government, they
should move to another country.
The First Amendment
The First Amendment
 Protects five freedoms:
The First Amendment
 Protects five freedoms:
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Speech
Religion
Press
Assembly
Petition
The First Amendment
 Protects five freedoms:
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Speech
Religion
Press
Assembly
Petition
Speech
Speech
Religion
Religion
 Two parts to this right
Religion
 Two parts to this right
 People can practice their own religion, as stated in the
free exercise clause of the First Amendment.
Religion
 Two parts to this right
 People can practice their own religion, as stated in the
free exercise clause of the First Amendment.
 Government cannot make a national religion, as stated in
the establishment clause of the First Amendment
Religion
 Two parts to this right
 People can practice their own religion, as stated in the
free exercise clause of the First Amendment.
 Government cannot make a national religion, as stated in
the establishment clause of the First Amendment
 This means that we are meant to have a “separation of church
and state”
Religion
The Pledge of Allegiance
The original pledge of allegiance:
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of
America, and to the Republic, for which it stands, one
nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all
The original pledge of allegiance:
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of
America, and to the Republic, for which it stands, one
nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of
America, and to the Republic, for which it stands, one
nation, ______ ________, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.
The original pledge of allegiance:
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of
America, and to the Republic, for which it stands, one
nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of
America, and to the Republic, for which it stands, one
nation, ______ ________, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.
Press
Press
Press
What are the limits of free press?
http://wikileaks.org/gitmo/
Assembly
Assembly
Petition
 The right to ask government to change something
Petition
 The right to ask government to change something
 “Petition” can be used as a verb or a noun
Petition
 The right to ask government to change something
 “Petition” can be used as a verb or a noun
 https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petitions