Introduction
- What are the Bill of Rights?
- How many amendments comprise the Bill of Rights?
- What is one right guaranteed under the 1st Amendment?
What kinds of treatment are being seen in these two videos? Summarize the video in 3-5 sentences in your online digital journal.
*Think* Do we see what we saw in these videos in 2017 United States?
Task
How do the Bill of Rights apply to everyday life?
Background:
On March 4, 1789, America officially adopted the United States Constitution, which established the U.S. as a free nation governed by the people. The Constitution explains the country’s legislative, executive, and judiciary branches, defining the roles of the following: Congress, Senate, House of Representatives, President, Vice President, and Supreme Court.
While the Constitution immediately proved to work better than the previous Articles of Confederation, it quickly became clear that changes would be necessary. Needing two-thirds of the votes from both houses of Congress, the Senate and the House of Representatives, changes to the Constitution could be made in the form of Amendments.
The first ten Amendments to the Constitution were passed in 1791 and are collectively known as the Bill of Rights. The ten Amendments included in the Bill of Rights allow the following rights and freedoms to all Americans.
Process
Lets learn about the 1st and 2nd Amendments to the United States Bill of Rights. Follow the Link below and define, in their entirety, what the amendments read. *place this assignment in your online digital journal*
https://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/bill-of-rights/
Evaluation
The 1st Amendment has proven to be one of the most fundamental and important in respects to the rights attributed to the American people.
By understanding our freedoms granted under the 1st and 2nd Amendment, we are able to be a free people and understand that there is a fine balance of power the government has over its citizens.
Now, lets take a further look at the language that's in the amendments themselves. We will dissect the following words: Establishment, prohibiting, abridging, petition, militia, infringed
Establishment: http://www.ushistory.org/DECLARATION/document/ Follow the link and read the second paragraph to the Declaration of Independence and using context clue, define "establishment"
Prohibiting:http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-abolishes-the-african-slave-trade Follow the link and read the short article about slavery and using context clues, define "prohibiting"
Abridging: http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/abridge Follow a link and read the sentence examples using the word "abridge" and "abridging." Use context clues to define.
Petition: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-petitions-english-king-to-address-grievances Follow the link and read the short article about colonists petitioning England. Use context clues and define.
Militia: http://www.phmc.pa.gov/Archives/Research-Online/Pages/Revolutionary-War-Militia-Overview.aspx Follow the link to the Pennsylvania state website. Scroll down to "background information" and using context clues, define the term "militia"
Infringed: http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/infringe Follow the link and by reading examples of sentences with the word "infringed" define the term.