UNITED STATES HISTORY:

THE BILL OF RIGHTS

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 FIRST THINGS FIRST: MEMORIZE

WHAT IS IT?

1ST AMENDMENT: 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.
2ND AMENDMENT: A WELL REGULATED MILITIA, BEING NECESSARY TO THE SECURITY OF A FREE STATE, THE
RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS, SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED.
3RD AMENDMENT: NO SOLDIER SHALL, IN TIME OF PEACE BE QUARTERED IN ANY HOUSE, WITHOUT THE
CONSENT OF THE OWNER, NOR IN TIME OF WAR, BUT IN A MANNER TO BE PRESCRIBED BY LAW.
4TH AMENDMENT: THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO BE SECURE IN THEIR PERSONS, HOUSES, PAPERS, AND
EFFECTS, AGAINST UNREASONABLE SEARCHES AND SEIZURES, SHALL NOT BE VIOLATED, AND NO WARRANTS
SHALL ISSUE, BUT UPON PROBABLE CAUSE, SUPPORTED BY OATH OR AFFIRMATION, AND PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBING THE PLACE TO BE SEARCHED, AND THE PERSONS OR THINGS TO BE SEIZED.
5TH AMENDMENT: NO PERSON SHALL BE HELD TO ANSWER FOR A CAPITAL, OR OTHERWISE INFAMOUS CRIME,
UNLESS ON A PRESENTMENT OR INDICTMENT OF A GRAND JURY, EXCEPT IN CASES ARISING IN THE LAND OR
NAVAL FORCES, OR IN THE MILITIA, WHEN IN ACTUAL SERVICE IN TIME OF WAR OR PUBLIC DANGER; NOR SHALL
ANY PERSON BE SUBJECT FOR THE SAME OFFENSE TO BE TWICE PUT IN JEOPARDY OF LIFE OR LIMB; NOR SHALL
BE COMPELLED IN ANY CRIMINAL CASE TO BE A WITNESS AGAINST HIMSELF, NOR BE DEPRIVED OF LIFE, LIBERTY,
OR PROPERTY, WITHOUT DUE PROCESS OF LAW; NOR SHALL PRIVATE PROPERTY BE TAKEN FOR PUBLIC USE,
WITHOUT JUST COMPENSATION.

WHAT IS IT? (CONTD)

6TH AMENDMENT: IN ALL CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS, THE ACCUSED SHALL ENJOY THE RIGHT TO A
SPEEDY AND PUBLIC TRIAL, BY AN IMPARTIAL JURY OF THE STATE AND DISTRICT WHEREIN THE CRIME
SHALL HAVE BEEN COMMITTED, WHICH DISTRICT SHALL HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY ASCERTAINED BY
LAW, AND TO BE INFORMED OF THE NATURE AND CAUSE OF THE ACCUSATION; TO BE CONFRONTED
WITH THE WITNESSES AGAINST HIM; TO HAVE COMPULSORY PROCESS FOR OBTAINING WITNESSES IN
HIS FAVOR, AND TO HAVE THE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL FOR HIS DEFENSE.
7TH AMENDMENT: IN SUITS AT COMMON LAW, WHERE THE VALUE IN CONTROVERSY SHALL EXCEED
TWENTY DOLLARS, THE RIGHT OF TRIAL BY JURY SHALL BE PRESERVED, AND NO FACT TRIED BY A
JURY, SHALL BE OTHERWISE REEXAMINED IN ANY COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, THAN ACCORDING
TO THE RULES OF THE COMMON LAW.
8TH AMENDMENT: EXCESSIVE BAIL SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED, NOR EXCESSIVE FINES IMPOSED, NOR
CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENTS INFLICTED.
9TH AMENDMENT: THE ENUMERATION IN THE CONSTITUTION, OF CERTAIN RIGHTS, SHALL NOT BE
CONSTRUED TO DENY OR DISPARAGE OTHERS RETAINED BY THE PEOPLE.
10TH AMENDMENT: THE POWERS NOT DELEGATED TO THE UNITED STATES BY THE CONSTITUTION,
NOR PROHIBITED BY IT TO THE STATES, ARE RESERVED TO THE STATES RESPECTIVELY, OR TO THE
PEOPLE.

HERES A LITTLE HELP

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WHAT IS IT? (CONTD)

THE FIRST TEN AMENDMENTS OF THE UNITED
STATES CONSTITUTION
WRITTEN BY JAMES MADISON
CREATED ON SEPTEMBER 25, 1789
RATIFIED ON DECEMBER 15, 1791
IT ENUMERATES FREEDOMS TO THE PEOPLE
NOT EXPLICITLY INDICATED IN THE MAIN BODY
OF THE CONSTITUTION
LIMITS THE GOVERNMENTS POWER AND
RESERVES SOME POWERS TO THE STATES AND
THE PUBLIC. LISTS SPECIFIC PROHIBITIONS OF
GOVERNMENTAL POWER

PROBLEMS WITH THE BILL OF RIGHTS:

FEDERALISTS VS. ANTI-FEDERALISTS TAKE
ON IT
ONE OF THE MAIN CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE
FEDERALISTS AND ANTI-FEDERALISTS WAS THE
CONSTITUTIONS LACK OF PERSONAL RIGHTS FOR THE
AMERICAN CITIZENS.
FEDERALISTS DEBATED THE BILL OF RIGHTS WAS NOT
NECESSARY IN THE CONSTITUTION, BECAUSE BOTH
THE STATES AND ITS PEOPLE KEPT ANY POWERS NOT
SPECIFIED TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

THE AMERICANS TAKE ON SUCH

AMENDMENTS
IN TODAYS SOCIETY, UNFORTUNATELY, PEOPLE DO NOT UNDERSTAND
WHAT THE BILL OF RIGHTS REALLY ARE
A MAN BY THE NAME OF MARK DICE WENT AROUND INTERVIEWING
PEOPLE, ASKING PEOPLE IF THEY WANT OBAMA TO REPEAL THE BILL OF
RIGHTS IN THE VIDEO BELOW:
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=HAFVACXXFFG
THIS VIDEO GIVES AN EXAMPLE OF JUST HOW UNDEREDUCATED AND
SAD TODAYS PEOPLE OF AMERICA ARE.

TODAYS TAKE ON THE BILL OF RIGHTS

TODAY, WE DEBATE THE BILL OF RIGHTS, BUT WE FOCUS MORE ON THE
MEANING OF THE AMENDMENTS, NOT THEIR INCLUSION
PEOPLE TODAY, BECAUSE OF A MORE DEMOCRATIC AND LIBERAL VIEW ON
AMERICA, WISH TO CHANGE PEOPLES RIGHTS FROM WHAT THEY HAVE
BEEN, FREEDOM OF SPEECH, RELIGION, THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS, ETC. TO
A CONCEPT THAT IS UNIVERSALLY EQUAL AND PEACEFUL.
AN EXAMPLE OF THIS WOULD BE WITHIN THE 2ND AMENDMENTS RIGHT TO
BARE ARMS. AMERICANS BELIEVE THAT IF WE TAKE THIS RIGHT AWAY FROM
PEOPLE, IT WILL HELP PREVENT AGAINST CRIME BY A LARGE PERCENTAGE.
DO YOU BELIEVE THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO? IS IT THE GUNS THAT
KILL PEOPLE, OR THE CRIMINALS BEHIND THE GUNS THAT KILL PEOPLE?
SO WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON HOW THE VIEW OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS IS
SHIFTING?

NOW ITS YOUR TURN!

ITS YOUR CHOICE:
OPTION 1: YOU WILL COMPLETE A SURVEY OF A DIVERSE POPULATION WITH THE
INTENTION OF DISCOVERING WHAT PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THEIR
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. A MINIMUM OF 50 RESPONDENTS ARE NECESSARY
FOR THE ACTUAL SURVEY. A FINAL REPORT WILL INCLUDE SURVEY DATA
ORGANIZED AND COMPILED, ANALYSIS AND A CONCLUSION. FURTHER DETAILS
WILL BE PROVIDED. YOU WILL THEN PLACE YOUR RESULTS INTO A POWERPOINT
TO PRESENT TO THE CLASS AND EXPLAIN WHAT YOU FOUND MOST INTERESTING
AND WHAT YOU THINK AMERICA SHOULD DO TO CHANGE THE RESULTS OF WHICH
YOU DID NOT LIKE.
OPTION 2: YOU WILL REFLECT ON MARK DICES YOUTUBE VIDEO BY INTERVIEWING
UP TO 10 DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN A BUSY AREA OF YOUR CHOICE, ASKING THEM
QUESTIONS YOU CREATE REGARDING THE BILL OF RIGHTS AND THEIR TAKE ON IT.
YOU WILL THEN UPLOAD THAT VIDEO AND PRESENT IT TO THE CLASS, FOLLOWING
WITH YOUR TAKE ON THOSE 10 PEOPLES RESPONSES, WHETHER YOU AGREE
WITH THEM OR NOT, AND THEN TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD DO TO CHANGE
RESULTS YOU DID NOT LIKE.