Session The Bill of Rights Concept Rights of

Session: The Bill of Rights Concept: Rights of the Accused: To What Extent Are We Actually Protected by the Bill of Rights? Skills: Reading comprehension, listening, and discussion

What you’ll be exploring today… �Examining the rights of the accused given to us in the Const. under the Bill of Rights �Prepping for the documentary analysis of this week –The 13 th �Question to Guide Your Thinking Today: �To What Extent Are We Actually Protected by the Bill of Rights?

Taking a First Stab at the question… �Based on your initial understanding of the question based on your experience �Take 2 mins to respond silently on paper: �To What Extent Are We Actually Protected by the Bill of Rights? �Now take 45 seconds each to share your thoughts with your SW partner �Bringing this out to the floor…

Digging Deep to find the Truth!. . . �You will now engage in some discussion and analysis in your partners �Your job will be to understand exactly how the Bill of Rights protects rights of the accused �But more importantly, what insights or understandings can you conclude based on the reading and this conversation…

The Bill of Rights: Rights of the Accused- We are only focusing on the amendments that apply to the process of being accused of a crime: 4 th Amendment 5 th Amendment 6 th Amendment 7 th Amendment 8 th Amendment 13 th Amendment 14 th Amendment 5

Contents Who determines what the Bill of Rights mean? � The Supreme Court makes rulings (decisions) on the meaning. � The Supreme Court balances the rights of the individual with the needs of society. The justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, 2017 *Note- Brett Kavanaugh is most recent Trump appointment 6

Contents Amendments 4 -8 Preserve & Protect the Rights of the Accused. 7

Read-Write-Discuss-Report �Step 1: Read about the 4 TH AMENDMENT Take 2 mins to read with your SW partner Find at LEAST TWO pieces of evidence that stand out to you the most or you have questions about

Read-Write-Discuss-Report �Step 2: Write Take 3 mins to write down the pieces of the text that help highlight the following questions: 1. What does the Amendment “Say”? 2. What do you think it “means”? Bringing Out to the Floor for questions

Contents 4 th Amendment �What does the government need in order to search your home? ◦ Probable cause ◦ A warrant given by a judge 10

Read-Write-Discuss-Report �Step 1: Read about � 5 TH AMENDMENT the Take 3 mins to read with your SW partner Find at LEAST TWO pieces of evidence that stand out to you the most or you have questions about The 3 Parts of the 5 th Amendment to know: �Double Jeopardy �Self incrimination �Due Process

Read-Write-Discuss-Report �Step 2: Write Take 3 mins to write down the pieces of the text that help highlight the following questions: 1. What does the Amendment “Say”? 2. What do you think it “means”? Bringing Out to the Floor for questions

Contents 5 th Amendment �You cannot be tried for the same crime twice; that is called “double jeopardy. ” �You do not have to testify against your self. ◦ “I plead the Fifth!” �You must have due process of law before you are convicted. �The government cannot take your land unless it pays. 13

Read-Write-Discuss-Report �Step 1: Read about the 6 TH AMENDMENT Take 3 mins to read with your SW partner

Read-Write-Discuss-Report �Step 2: Write Take 3 mins to write down the pieces of the text that help highlight the following questions: 1. What does the Amendment “Say”? 2. What do you think it “means”? Bringing Out to the Floor for questions

Contents 6 th Amendment: Speedy Trial and Lawyer �You have the right to speedy trial by an impartial jury (not favoring either side). �You must be told of charges. �You must be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one. 16

Read-Write-Discuss-Report �Step 1: Read about the 7 TH AMENDMENT Take 3 mins to read with your SW partner Find at LEAST TWO pieces of evidence that stand out to you the most or you have questions about

Read-Write-Discuss-Report �Step 2: Write Take 3 mins to write down the pieces of the text that help highlight the following questions: 1. What does the Amendment “Say”? 2. What do you think it “means”? Bringing Out to the Floor for questions

Contents 7 th Amendment: Civil Trial by Jury �“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. ” The $20 in the amendment doesn’t seem significant now. 19

Read-Write-Discuss-Report �Step 1: Read about the 8 TH AMENDMENT Take 3 mins to read with your SW partner Find at LEAST TWO pieces of evidence that stand out to you the most or you have questions about 2 parts: �Excessive Bail (Release from jail when you pay) �Cruel & Unusual Punishment

Read-Write-Discuss-Report �Step 2: Write Take 3 mins to write down the pieces of the text that help highlight the following questions: 1. What does the Amendment “Say”? 2. What do you think it “means”? Bringing Out to the Floor for questions

Contents 8 th Amendment: Bail and Punishment � No Prisoner kissing his mom in prison excessive bail � No cruel and unusual punishment � Capital Punishment is also known as the Death Penalty � Question is: How do you determine what 22

Amendments with Controversy �Now that we have finished analyzing the rights of the accused present in the Bill of Rights… �Let’s look at two other amendments that have had controversy over the last few decades �The 13 th Amendment �The 14 th Amendment

What it Says What it Means The 13 th Amendment to the Constitution declared that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. " � Take The th 13 2 mins to discuss what you think it means � Is there any part of the language that stands out and can apply to our conversation about criminal justice system? � Out to the floor for check in… Amendment

What it Says What it Means The 14 th Amendment � Section 1. � All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. � Take � The th 14 2 mins to discuss what you think it means � Is there any part of the language that stands out and can apply to our conversation about criminal justice system? � Out to the floor for check in… � Trump & Birthright Citizenship Amendment

Let’s Put All This in Writing… �Now that we have discussed and broken down this the rights of the accused into pieces… You will now put all this conversation into ONE paragraph…but you have options: To What Extent Are We Actually Protected by the Bill of Rights?