U.S. Constitution Bill of Rights PDF

Rights Contained in the Bill of Rights and Other Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Identify and apply the rights contained in the Bill of Rights and other amendments to the U.S. Constitution. (CG.2.3) Soon after the Constitution was ratified, Congress passed the first 10 amendments, which are now...

Rights Contained in the Bill of Rights and Other Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Identify and apply the rights contained in the Bill of Rights and other amendments to the U.S. Constitution. (CG.2.3) Soon after the Constitution was ratified, Congress passed the first 10 amendments, which are now known as the Bill of Rights. They protect rights and freedoms that were not mentionec in the Constitution. Since then, 17 additional amendments have been passed. The Bill of Rights: The First Amendment's "Five Freedoms” Rights Protected Freedom of religion Examples Violations People can practice any religion Until 1962, schools could require prayer, but the Supreme Court ruled or no religion, The government that this established religion in public schools. can't interfere with or establish a religion. Freedom of speech People can express their opinion, Aman burned a U.S. flag as a form of protest and was arrested, but the including criticizing the Supreme Court ruled that this action was part of free speech. government a aay acs Freedom of the press Newspapers and media can The New York Times published information on the Vietnam War. The criticize the government and do government tried to stop them, but the Supreme Court ruled that the not need government approval to information did not threaten national security and was part of publish, freedom of press People can meet together in A mayor refused to give a labor union a permit for a public meeting groups, including peaceful because he didn't like unions, but the Supreme Court ruled that this protests, violated freedom of assembly. People can ask government The state of Virginia tried to stop the NAACP from bringing cases leaders to pass laws, or take about schoo! desegregation to court, but the Supreme Court ruled that Cases to Court. this was part of their right to petition. Key Rights and Liberties Freedom of speech Right to due process Freedom of religion Right to trial by jury Freedom of the press Right to legal counsel Freedom of assembly Right to vote Freedom from unreasonable search Right to petition the government for a redress of grievances and seizure OR aay ADL OME The Bill of Rights: Amendments Two Through Ten Rights Protected 2. Right to bear arms Violations Examples People are allowed to own guns The city of Washington, D.C. banned handguns, but the Supreme Court ruled that this violated the Second Amendment. 3. Protection from quartering troops in your home This right mostly doesn’t apply now, but A few cases have used the concept of privacy in the it does guarantee the right to privacy in home to srgue against a law. the home 4. Protection from unreasonable The police must have 3 warrant from 3 Asuspected criminal's conversations on 3 payphone searches and seizures judge to search 3 person's home. They were recorded, but the Supreme Court ruled that police must provide some evidence to the needed 3 warrant to do that. judge. It is very difficult for authorities to get 2 warrant to place listening devices in someone's home when they are suspected of a crime. 5. Protections for people accused of a A person does not have to testify against Aman was pressured into admitting to a crime, but the cnme themselves in court or answer police Supreme Court ruled that the confession could not be Questions that might incriminate used since the suspect didn't know he could remain themselves. A person can't be tried twice silent. Now, police must read people their rights when forthe same crime. A person can't have arresting them their life, liberty, or property taken away without due process. The government must pay people a fair price if they take their property for public use The Bill of Rights: Amendments Two Through Ten, continued Rights Protected Examples More protections for peop people accused People accused of 3 crime have the right y trial, an impartial jury, 3 Violations Aman who could not afford a lav yer (and the state did not give him one) was put in prison, but the Supreme Court ruled that the rig ht to a lavvyer means wo m 0 state must pay for the defendant's lawyer ovred for the crime that the if they can't How the 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th Amendments Broadened Participation in the Political Process Analyze how the 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th and 26th Amendments broadened participation in the political process. (CG.3.6) Individual Rights Are Protected But Also Limited Explain how the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights safeguard individual rights. (CG.2.4) Right That May Be Limited The right to own property Civil disobedience Rationale Example The government may want Many people's properties have been taken by the government through someone's land for the gocd of eminent domain to create parks and military bases. (The government the public. must pay the owner a fair price though.) People cannot just be excused Civil rights protesters were arrested for sitting at Whites-only lunch from breaking the law. counters in the 1960s in violation of local laws. Law enforcement was justified in arresting them because breaking the laws not protected under free speech. (However, the courts can and did strike down the segregation laws when people filed suits in federal court) Religious practices People can't just ignore any law People aren't allowed to be married to more than one person at the or do something that may be same time. illegal by claiming that it's part of their religion. Free speech People can’t say or print things People have been sent to prison for advocating violent overthrow of that are untrue about another the government if their words are likely to have an immediate effect person; people can't use free (this must be proven). One test that is used is whether there is a “clear speech to incite violence. and present danger” to society. Free speech, pursuit of These have all been limited in During the Civil War, Lincoln suspended habeas corpus by allowing the happiness, habeas corpus, basic wartime based on the rationale military to arrest people who spoke against the war. In World War |, liberty that they were important for the Supreme Court ruled that passing out anti-draft leaflets national security. represented a danger to a nation at war. During World War II, people were limited in items they were allovred to buy (rationing). Japanese Americans were placed in internment camps out of fear that they could be spies. Many of these actions are still debated today. The Role of the Judicial Branch in Protecting Individual Rights and Freedoms The judicial branch protects individual rights and freedoms in several ways: It gives people the opportunity to appeal toa Due to measures put in place by the feel their rights have been violated, and in higher court if a lower court rules against Constitution, judges are independent of those cases, it can strike down national, state, them. lavemakers’ influence and control. It allows people to make 3 case in court if they and local laws that go against the Constitution.