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Intro Bill of Rights 1 st = Five Freedoms 2 nd Amendment Due Process 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th Conc. Key Terms Establishment Clause Free Exercise Clause. Bill of Rights: How Have They Been Interpreted?. Bill of Rights. First 10 Amendments to the US Constitution. Amendment #1.
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Intro Bill of Rights 1st = Five Freedoms 2nd Amendment Due Process 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th Conc. Key Terms Establishment Clause Free Exercise Clause Bill of Rights: How Have They Been Interpreted?
Bill of Rights • First 10 Amendments to the US Constitution
Amendment #1 • Five Freedoms (these rights are protected): • Speech • Press • Religion • Peacefully assemble • Complain
Limits to First Amendment(And all other rights) • No Single Right is Absolute! • Freedom for an individual ends when their actions trample on the rights of others
Amendment #1(Religion) Establishment Clause • Separation of Church & State = The Government cannot force people to follow one religion Thomas Jefferson
Amendment #1(Religion) Free Exercise Clause • Allows people to practice their religion with little government involvement • Some practices are prohibited Joseph Smith; founder of LDS (Mormon) Church
Do you support a constitutional amendment allowing for prayer in schools? Support 53.9% Undecided 15.4% Opposed 26.9% Source: 6/10 Student Survey at WSCC
2nd Amendment Bottom Line • Americans have an Individual Right to keep and bear arms • That right can be regulated by the states and federal government June 2008 Supreme Court Ruling
Do you think owners of handguns should be required to register them? Support 80.8% Undecided 3.9% Opposed 11.5% Source: 6/10 Student Survey at WSCC
The Federal government needs to do more to control the sale of handguns. I agree 38.5% I am undecided 26.9% I am opposed 23.1% Source: 6/10 Student Survey at WSCC
4th Amendment(Due Process) • People have the right to privacy in their homes; unreasonable searches are prohibited • To search, the Police need: • Probable cause • Search Warrant with a list of items
5th Amendment(Due Process) • For major crimes a Grand Jury investigates charges • Accused cannot be forced to incriminate themselves • Property cannot be taken without due process; nor without fair compensation for public use • Provides protection against double jeopardy
5th Amendment(Due Process) • Hollywood’s version...
6th Amendment(Due Process) • Defendants have the right to: • a speedy trial, with a jury of their peers in the area where the crime was committed • question accusers & bring witnesses in their defense • an attorney • One is provided if a defendant faces jail time & cannot afford one
Guantanamo Bay Anniversary(January 2007) http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/80783/january-11-2007/happy-anniversary-guantanamo
8th Amendment(Due Process) • No cruel or unusual punishment is allowed; no torture. The punishment must fit the crime.
Do you support the Death Penalty? I agree 61.5% I am undecided 15.4% I am opposed 19.2% Source: 6/10 Student Survey at WSCC
Intro Bill of Rights 1st = Five Freedoms 2nd Amendment Due Process 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th Conc. Key Terms Establishment Clause Free Exercise Clause Bill of Rights: How Have They Been Interpreted