Good Afternoon Grab your drill book and take
Good Afternoon! Grab your drill book and take a seat!
10/10 Do Now: Write the answers in your book. Start every answer on a new line. 1. What are the four components of the Constitution? What does each of them do? 2. How many rights under the Bill of Rights can you name? Don’t look them up! Which one do you think is the most important? 3. The PSAT is tomorrow. What do you know about the regular SAT? Why do colleges care about your score? Do you have any family members who have taken it? What did they say?
Early Announcements • Entrance Procedure Check • Assessments: MUST BE DONE • PSATs on Wednesday • Coach Class Today! • Field Trip Friday • Unit 1 Exam and Project coming up…
Learning Target We will analyze historic documents to determine the basic principles of United States government, making incisive judgments to justify which principle is appropriate.
Learning Target: We will analyze historic documents to determine the basic principles of United States government, making incisive judgments to justify which principle is appropriate. SKILL CONTENT REQUIREMENTS
United States Constitution
U. S. Constitution In A Nutshell: Master Plan for U. S. Government What is it? A written plan that outlines how the American government works
4 Major Parts 1) Preamble (Mission Statement of Govt) 2) Articles 3) Bill of Rights (Amendments 1 -10) 4) Amendments 11 -27
1. The PREAMBLE • The Introduction to the Constitution • Mission Statement of Government
1. The PREAMBLE: What it says… • The Preamble states that government gets its power from the people (“WE THE PEOPLE…) • It also states the purposes of the U. S. Government -Protect Individual Rights -Maintain Social Order -Make Economic Decisions -Provide Public Services -Protect National Security
Preamble We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
4 Major Parts 1) Preamble (Mission Statement of Govt) 2) Articles 3) Bill of Rights (Amendments 1 -10) 4) Amendments 11 -27
3. BILL OF RIGHTS What it says… The Bill of Rights (Amendments 1 -10) state the freedoms of the people that the government cannot take away such as the freedom of speech, religion, press, ext.
Bill of Rights • Bill of Rights was attached to the U. S. Constitution • It includes the first 10 Amendments • But wait a minute, what exactly is an amendment?
Bill of Rights Amendment A change or addition to the U. S. Constitution
Bill of Rights • Bill of Rights was added to the U. S. Constitution by Anti-Federalists • It gave Americans certain guaranteed rights and freedoms • Let’s begin with the 1 st Amendment
1 st Amendment • The right to freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of press (news), and the right to assemble (gather in groups and protest)
2 nd Amendment • The right to keep and bear arms (guns)
3 rd Amendment • No soldier, in times of peace or war, can be quartered (stay) in any house without the approval of the owner
4 th Amendment • No person can be searched or have their possessions seized (taken) without probable cause, meaning that the authorities must have a warrant signed by a judge
5 th Amendment • People have the right to due process (government must respect people’s legal rights, like double jeopardy) = cannot be tried for same crime twice • Every witness in court has the right not to answer questions that may incriminate them or put them in danger (right to plead the 5 th)
6 th Amendment • All those accused and put on trial have the right to a speedy (fast) and public trial by jury • Includes the right to a lawyer, even if you cannot afford one
7 th Amendment • People have the right to a trial by jury of randomly selected people in any crime that is worth more than $20
8 th Amendment • No bail or fines shall be unfairly high. Also, cruel and unusual punishment is not to be used on people.
The penalty has to suit the crime i. e. (example) Can’t put someone to death for stealing a candy bar i. e. (example) Can’t fine a person $5, 000 for jay walking across the street
9 th Amendment • People are entitled to other certain individual rights not mentioned in the Constitution.
10 th Amendment • Powers that are not given to the national government by the U. S. Constitution are therefore powers that belong to the state. (concept of Federalism)
1. __________ Right to a jury trial, right to a lawyer, right to a speedy trial; right to confront accuser. 2. __________ Right to due process; right to remain silent; you cannot be tried twice for the same crime (double jeopardy) 3. __________ Freedom of religion, freedom of the press, free speech, freedom to assemble; right to petition the government. 4. __________ Right to bear arms (own guns). 5. __________ Protection from having to house troops in your own home.
6. __________ No unreasonable search and seizure; government must have a warrant to search your home/possessions. 7. __________ No cruel & unusual punishment or excessive bail. 8. __________ Right to a jury trial when someone sues someone else. 9. __________ People have other rights too, not just those listed in the bill of rights. 10. __________ Any power not given to the national government goes to the state government.
Limits on Gov’t Power • The Bill of Rights lists the limits on the gov’ts power • Read the rights and determine what limits have been placed on the gov’t • Then determine why is it necessary for these limits to exist
11. A teenager is watching Batman out at White Marsh and screams “Fire!” just to see the reaction of the other people in theater. He is kicked out and charged with “disturbing the peace”. Can they do that? (Circle one) Yes No Amendment #: ______ Protection: _______________________ 12. Two Baltimore City police officers knock on your door. They push past you and start looking through your kitchen cabinets. Apparently, there has been a lot of drug trafficking recently. Can they do that? (Circle one) Yes No Amendment #: ______ Protection: _______________________
13. A city councilwoman from West Baltimore is worried about violence on the streets. After 230 homicides were reported last year, she proposed a law that makes it illegal to own a gun. Can they do that? (Circle one) Yes No Amendment #: ______ Protection: ____________________
Quick 5 10/10 Do you agree that the Bill of Rights was required? Or do you think the Preamble was enough to show that the gov’t would treat people fairly? Explain your answer
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