Limited Government Bill of Rights THE BILL OF

Limited Government Bill of Rights THE BILL OF RIGHTS

New Vocabulary Federalist: Strong central government Anti-Federalist: opposed strong central government, And wanted to keep the power to the state Opposed to the Constitution Bill of Rights: a document created that states the rights of the people

Today Statement Today we will be learning about the Bill of Rights and how they impact us in our daily lives and at the end of the lesson you will create your own poster on the bill of rights.

Limited Government Prevents the Federal government from abusing the PEOPLE The concept is known as LIMITED GOVERNMENT

Limited Government’s power is NOT unlimited but is EXPRESSED: The Bill of Rights – Added in 1791 § Federalists promised Anti-Federalists AND ARTICLE I of the Constitution. lists things Congress CAN NOT do and LIMITS the power of the government

Anti Federalist vs. Federalist Why did some states support the Constitution and some did not? Answer: Some believed that the Constitution would give too much power to the federal level of government RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION (link)

The Bill of Rights The ONLY reason Anti- Federalists agreed to the Constitution in 1788…. Framers promised to go back and create a BILL OF RIGHTS What did the Bill of Rights Do? ANSWER: Prevents the government from abusing the PEOPLE

1. BILL OF RIGHTS Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition 2. Right to keep and bear arms in order to maintain a well regulated militia 3. No quartering of soldiers 4. Freedom from unreasonable search and seizure 5. Right to due process of law, freedom from selfincrimination, double jeopardy. 6. Right of accused persons ( speedy and public trial) 7. Right of trial by jury 8. Freedom from excessive bail, cruel, and unusual punishments 9. Other rights of the people 10. Power reserved to the states

Matching Activity Fill in the matching Graphic Organizer on the Bill of Rights

Poster Project Students will get into ten groups. Each group will be given a different amendment. MUST HAVE: 1. Number of Amendment 2. Translation of Amendment into your own words 3. Drawing of the Amendment 4. Neat and eye catching Graded using a Rubric

Fill in Graphic Organizer Fill in a graphic organizer on the Bill of rights: FIRST: Read the original amendment SECOND: Translate it into their own words to better amendments understand the THREE: Write how we as citizens use the