Name:_____________________________
Hour:________
Bill of Rights Explanation
Learning Target:
I can identify the purpose and concepts contained in the Bill of Rights.
Background:
There have been 27 amendments that have become part of the Constitution. The first ten
amendments deal with rights that many felt should have been included in the main body of the
Constitution. These rights were ratified in 1791 and are called the Bill of Rights.
Amendment I: Freedom of religion, press, speech, assembly, petition
Amendment II: Right to bear arms
Amendment III: Quartering of soldiers
Amendment IV: Unreasonable searches and seizures
Amendment V: Right of due process of law, no double jeopardy
Amendment VI: Right to a public trial, right to a lawyer
Amendment VII: Right to a jury trial
Amendment VIII: Excessive bail, no cruel and unusual punishment
Amendment IX: Rights not listed in the Constitution
Amendment X: Rights to the people and states
Project Prompt:
Which amendment is most important to you in your daily life? Define and explain the
amendment that impacts your life. Your explanation should be a well-developed paragraph,
with a topic sentence, detail sentences and a conclusion sentence. You will be graded on the
following criteria:
Accuracy of Content
(define and explain the amendment that affects your life)
Well – Developed Paragraph
(topic sentence, detail sentences, conclusion sentence)
Conventions
(grammar, punctuation and capitalization are accurate)
20 points
5 points
10 points
TOTAL: _______/ 35 points
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