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THE PAST IS ALIVE

THE PAST IS ALIVE. What is the Bill of Rights?. What are some of the KEY RIGHTS?. How are amendments added to the Constitution?. Whose job is it to make sure all new laws “fit” within the Constitution?. 1968. 1868. End of the Civil War (1865) Reconstruction Acts (1865 – 1868).

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THE PAST IS ALIVE

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  1. THE PAST IS ALIVE

  2. What is the Bill of Rights?

  3. What are some of the KEY RIGHTS?

  4. How are amendments added to the Constitution?

  5. Whose job is it to make sure all new laws “fit” within the Constitution?

  6. 1968 1868 • End of the Civil War (1865) • Reconstruction Acts (1865 – 1868) • Brown vs. Board of Education (1954) • Bus Boycott (1955) • Civil Rights Act (1964) • Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated (1968)

  7. Why was it important to the United States to have a person like Martin Luther King Jr.? Can’t Turn Us Around performed by The Roots

  8. In Class Activity • Your task is to complete the CLOZE ACTIVITY by filling in the blanks using the word bank. • USE PENCIL ONLY

  9. 14th Amendment

  10. 15th Amendment

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