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Bill Of Rights Founding fathers George Mason, Thomas Paine, and Patrick Henry argued that a set of rights for citizens should be clearly written in the U.S. Constitution of 1789. They were disappointed when that did not happen. On December 15, 1791, ten amendments were added to the Constitution. They set forth a set of freedoms and rights of all U.S. Citizens. We call these first 10 amendments the Bill of Rights. |
Use these links to answer the questions - Interactive Constitution / Ben's Guide to Government / Constitution Facts / Constitution at Congress for Kids
1. What are your rights under the First Amendment?
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2. Which amendments apply to people who are charged with a crime or who are under suspicion of committing a crime?
3. The Fifth Amendment, like the first, contains a list of important rights. Write them in your own words.
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4. Why are the Bill of Rights important?
5. Go to the First Amendment Center. Select a headline related to schools. What do you think regarding the issue?
6. Why is it important for citizens to know about the Bill of Rights?
Extras:
Seventeen
proposed amendments to the Constitution were passed by the House of
Representatives on August 24, 1789.
They were the beginning of the Bill
of Rights.
On September 25, 1789, the First Federal Congress of the
United States proposed to the state legislatures twelve amendments to
the Constitution.
These are the Bill of Rights. But the Bill of Rights
has only ten Amendments to the Constitution.
What were the other two proposed
amendments?
What happened to them?
Take the Constitution Quiz - write your score
Embark on this electronic field trip - Freedom In America: Some Assembly Required
"Free speech, exercised both individually and through a free press,
is a necessity in any country where people are themselves free."
Theodore
Roosevelt, 1918
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Goodbye Bill Of Rights! - Students will enact a scene demonstrating life without one of the first ten amendments.
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or other ornate artistic fonts). Save frequently as you work. Or perhaps you have the resources to record verbal answers. If you do, be sure to first read / record the question. Then record the answer immediately after it.
Proof your responses. It is funny how speling errors and typeos sneak in to the bets work. 