"A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth." Thomas Jefferson in a letter to James Madison. Use these links to answer the questions: The Story of the Bill of Rights Videos 1. What are your rights under the First Amendment? a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
2. Which amendments apply to people who are charged with a crime or who are under suspicion of committing a crime?
3. The Fifth Amendment, like the First, contains a list of important rights. Write them in your own words. a.
b.
c.
d.
4. Why are the Bill of Rights important?
5. Go to the First
Amendment Center. Select a Supreme Court case related to schools.
6. Why is it important for citizens to know about the Bill of Rights?
Extras: * Seventeen
proposed amendments to the Constitution were passed by the House of
Representatives on August 24, 1789. On September 25, 1789, the First Federal Congress of the
United States proposed to the state legislatures twelve amendments to
the Constitution. These are the Bill of Rights. But the Bill of Rights
has ten amendments to the Constitution.
What happened to them?
* How a college term paper lead to the most recent amendment to the US Constitution.
Goodbye Bill Of Rights! - Students will enact a scene demonstrating life without one of the first ten amendments.
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