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The United States Constitution was written to guarantee democracy and freedom

The United States Constitution was written to guarantee democracy and freedom to the people of the United States of America. The United States is …. …a liberal DEMOCRACY that is committed to natural freedom and equality. … inspired by the Greek Akropolis and Plato!.

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The United States Constitution was written to guarantee democracy and freedom

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  1. The United States Constitution was written to guarantee democracyand freedom to the people of the United States of America.

  2. TheUnitedStatesis… …a liberal DEMOCRACYthatiscommittedto natural freedom and equality. … inspiredbytheGreekAkropolis and Plato! … a federal REPUBLIC free of statereligionwith a separatepresidentialsystemorexecutivebranch. …similar to the Roman Republic! … a CONFEDERATION of empoweredstates and communities, with a commonConstitution, establishedforcommondefense, foreigntrade, foreignaffairs and currency. … liketheIroquois (Haudenosaunee) Confederacy!

  3. What is important to us here in the classroom? Learning Safety Respect How can we make it happen? help each other Do our best Be careful

  4. Why do we have a Constitution of the United States of America? To establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote general welfare, secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity. Who wrote the Constitution? When was the Constitution written? George WashingtonThomas JeffersonBenjamin Franklin …the Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven and of the Independence of the United States of America the Twelfth… Where was the Constitution written? September 17th, 1787 (U.S. 12) Independence Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  5. What is the Bill of Rights? The First 10 Amendments to the Constitution What is an amendment? In this case a constitutional amendment is a change made to a written constitution. An amendment is a change made to a contract, law or bill. A bill is a proposed new law in the legislature. A right is the legal or moral guarantee to have (or not to have) permission to be, do or get something. Amendments 11-27 Amendments 1-10

  6. The Bill of Rights Religion; Freedom of speech; Right of petition Rightobear and keeparms Quartering of soldiers Unreasonablesearches and seizuresprohibited; no warrant butuponoathoraffirmation No onetobetwiceput in jeopardy of lifeorlimb, forthesameoffense; Privatepropertynottakenforpublicwithoutjustcompensation Trial byjury in criminal cases Trial byjury in civil cases Excessivebailnottoberequired, norexcessivepunishmentsinflicted Enumeration of rightsnottobeconstruedtodenyordisparagethoseretainedbythepeople Reservedpowers (tostatesorpeople)

  7. Right to Freedom of peaceful assembly … or the right of the people peaceably to assemble,… of religion ART. I. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; … … or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; … of speech to petition of press … and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

  8. What does Freedom of speech mean for me? I may stand up for myself and what I believe using words. I may ask questions or say something that helps me understand. I may disagree with something I believe might hurt me or someone else.

  9. What does freedom of press mean for me? WRITE! READ information I have the right to know and share information that effects me.

  10. Amendments XIII, XV Click image to see speech AMENDMENT XIII Passed by Congress January 31, 1865. Ratified December 6, 1865. Note: A portion of Article IV, section 2, of the Constitution was superseded by the 13th amendment. Section 1.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. Section 2.Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. AMENDMENT XV Passed by Congress February 26, 1869. Ratified February 3, 1870. Section 1.The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude-- Section 2.The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

  11. AMENDMENT XIVPassed by Congress June 13, 1866. Ratified July 9, 1868. Note: Article I, section 2, of the Constitution was modified by section 2 of the 14th 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. Ellis Island

  12. The Right to Vote AMENDMENT XIX (June 4, 1919-August 18, 1920) … for women as well as men… AMENDMENT XXIV (August 27, 1962-January 23, 1964) … undenied, unabridged right to vote in any election regardless of taxes… AMENDMENT XXVI (March 23, 1971-July 1, 1971), (Amendment 14 modified) … for any person eighteen (18) years of age or older…

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