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Protecting Our Rights and Responsibilities in Democracy

Discover the significance of the Bill of Rights, other crucial amendments, citizenship duties, and voting rights in the U.S. Reading Focus: Understand the importance of personal freedoms, civil rights, and civic responsibilities.

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Protecting Our Rights and Responsibilities in Democracy

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  1. Section 1:The Bill of Rights Section 2: Guaranteeing Other Rights Section 3:Citizens’ Duties and Responsibilities Chapter 4Rights and Responsibilities

  2. Section 1: The Bill of Rights The Main Idea The freedoms spelled out in the Bill of Rights—the freedoms of religion, speech, the press, and petition, and the right to a speedy and fair trial—are essential to our democratic system. Reading Focus • Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution? • How does the First Amendment protect personal freedoms? • What other rights does the Bill of Rights guarantee?

  3. Section 1: The Bill of Rights The Bill of Rights • Americans wanted their rights written into the Constitution. • Several states recommended that a bill of rights be drafted upon ratification of the Constitution. • 1791—The Bill of Rights became part of the Constitution.

  4. Section 1: The Bill of Rights The First Amendment protects personal freedoms. • Freedom of religion • Freedom of speech • Freedom of the press • Freedom of assembly • Freedom of petition

  5. Section 1: The Bill of Rights Other rights guaranteed under the Bill of Rights include: • Second—Right to bear arms • Fourth—Protection from unreasonable search and seizure of private property • Fifth—Right to a fair trial and due process of law; right to own property • Sixth—Right of the accused to a have a lawyer • Eighth—Forbids cruel and unusual punishment • Ninth—States that not all rights are listed in the Constitution

  6. Section 1 Question:What rights are guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?

  7. Section 2: Guaranteeing Other Rights The Main Idea Other amendments to the Constitution expanded the civil rights of Americans. Reading Focus • How did the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments extend civil rights? • Which amendments extended Americans’ voting rights?

  8. Section 2: Guaranteeing Other Rights Civil Rights • The Thirteenth Amendment outlawed slavery in the United States in1865. • The Fourteenth Amendment granted full citizenship to African Americans in 1868 and protected citizens against unfair actions by state governments.

  9. Section 2: Guaranteeing Other Rights Voting Rights • 1870 –The Fifteenth Amendment guaranteed the right to vote to African American men. • 1913 –The Seventeenth Amendment gave voters power to elect their senators. • 1920 – The Nineteenth Amendment granted suffrage to women.

  10. Section 2: Guaranteeing Other Rights Voting Rights (continued) • 1961 –The Twenty-third Amendment gave citizens of Washington, D.C., the right to vote for president and vice president. • 1964 –The Twenty-fourth Amendment forbade poll taxes. • 1971 –The Twenty-sixth Amendment lowered the voting age to 18.

  11. Amendments that Extended Voting Rights Amendments that Extended Voting Rights • Fifteenth Amendment • Seventeenth Amendment • Nineteenth Amendment • Twenty-third Amendment • Twenty-fourth Amendment • Twenty-sixth Amendment Section 2 Question: Which amendments extended Americans’ voting rights?

  12. Section 3: Citizens’ Duties and Responsibilities The Main Idea Along with the rights and freedoms of U.S. citizenship come important duties and responsibilities. Reading Focus • What are the duties of citizenship? • What are the responsibilities of citizenship?

  13. Section 3: Citizens’ Duties and Responsibilities Duties of citizenship: • Obeying the law • Attending school • Paying taxes • Serving in the armed forces • Appearing in court

  14. Section 3: Citizens’ Duties and Responsibilities Responsibilities of Citizenship • Voting • Being informed • Taking part in government • Helping your community • Respecting and protecting others’ rights

  15. Responsibilities of Citizenship Section 3 Question: What are the responsibilities of citizenship? voting respecting others’ rights being informed helping the community taking part in government

  16. Chapter 4 Wrap-Up • 1. Which amendments focus on the rights of people accused of crimes? What rights do these amendments guarantee? • 2. Why was the Ninth Amendment included in the Bill of Rights? • 3. How did the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments extend the civil rights of Americans? • 4. How have voting rights been expanded through constitutional amendments? • 5. What are the duties of citizenship? • 6. What are the responsibilities of citizenship?

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